{"product_id":"paul-austers-the-new-york-trilogy-city-of-glass-ghosts-the-locked-room-9780553387643","title":"Paul Auster's the New York Trilogy: City of Glass, Ghosts, the Locked Room","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning novelist Paul Auster comes the graphic adaptation of his deeply beloved series, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, a postmodern take on detective and noir fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1994, Paul Auster's \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a graphic novel and became an immediate cult classic, published in over 30 editions worldwide, excerpted in \u003ci\u003eThe Norton Anthology of Postmodern Fiction. B\u003c\/i\u003eut \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass \u003c\/i\u003ewas only the first novel in a series of books, Auster's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, and graphic novel readers have been waiting for years for the other two tales to be translated into comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow the wait is over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e is post-modern literature disguised as Noir fiction where language is the prime suspect. An interpration of detective and mystery fiction, each book explores various philosophical themes. In \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, an author of detective fiction investigates a murder and descends into madness. \u003ci\u003eGhosts \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a private eye named Blue, trailing a man named Black, for a client called White. This too ends with the protagonist's downfall. And in \u003ci\u003eThe Locked Room\u003c\/i\u003e, another author is experiencing writer's block, and hopes to brake it by solving the disappearance of his childhood friend. The second two parts of this trilogy will be appearing in this volume for the very first time as a graphic novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Karasik, the mastermind behind the three adaptations, art directed all three books. \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass \u003c\/i\u003eis illustrated by the award-winning cartoonist David Mazzucchielli, the second volume, \u003ci\u003eGhosts, \u003c\/i\u003e is illustrated by \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e cover artist, Lorenzo Mattotti, and \u003ci\u003eThe Locked Room\u003c\/i\u003e is adapted and drawn by Karasik himself. These adaptations take Auster's sophisticated wordplay and translate it into comicsplay: both highbrow and lowbrow and immensely fun reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author and film director. He has been awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature, the Prix M?dicis ?tranger, the Independent Spirit Award, and the Premio Napoli. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He was on the PEN American Center Board of Trustees from 2004 to 2009, and Vice President during 2005 to 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo-time Eisner Award winner, \u003cb\u003ePaul Karasik\u003c\/b\u003e, began his career as the Associate Editor of Art Spiegelman and Fran?oise Mouly's \u003ci\u003eRAW \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51200022511890,"sku":"9780553387643","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf4ba9f8-383b-4475-a9ed-bb267931d340.jpg?v=1744888139","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paul-austers-the-new-york-trilogy-city-of-glass-ghosts-the-locked-room-9780553387643","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}