{"product_id":"groundwork-9781250245809","title":"Groundwork","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand The New York Trilogy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e an updated collection of Paul Auster's nonfiction, including the seminal work \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Auster spent his fifty-year writing career examining what it means to be truly alive. And in \u003ci\u003eGroundwork, \u003c\/i\u003e a self-curated collection, Auster stitches together various autobiographical writings to lay bare the trajectory of both his personal life and sense of self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his breakout memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, which solidified Auster's reputation as a canonical voice in American letters, to excerpts from his later memoirs, \u003ci\u003eWinter Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReport from the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, readers are ushered into the inner workings of Auster's self-development. His sweeping recollection winds through the halls of Columbia University during the turbulent 1960s and into life as a young poet-turned-novelist, then dives headfirst into the realities that accompany aging today. Along the way, Auster continually challenges the notion of what autobiography can be, inverting the form through fragmentation and, ultimately, illustrating firsthand the brilliance behind \"one of the great writers of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuster, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and the New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Premio Napoli for \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He has also been a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e), the PEN\/Faulkner Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Music of Chance\u003c\/i\u003e), the Edgar Award (\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Man Booker Prize (\u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.","brand":"Picador Paper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618055754002,"sku":"9781250245809","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b90d590b-e52b-4ddf-b98f-7ed926abd93d.jpg?v=1732527765","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/groundwork-9781250245809","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}