{"product_id":"the-invention-of-solitude-9780143112228","title":"The Invention of Solitude","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn his debut memoir, renowned author Paul Auster shares heartfelt and personal meditations on fatherhood that \"integrates heart and intellect, sensation and speculation . . . as it relentlessly tries to make sense of the shocks of living\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationships.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"One day there is life. . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude, \u003c\/i\u003esplit into two stylistically separate sections, established Paul Auster's reputation as a major voice in American literature. The first section, \"Portrait of an Invisible Man,\" explores Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father, a distant, undemonstrative, almost cold man. As he attends to his father's business affairs and sifts through his effects, Auster uncovers a sixty-year-old family murder mystery that sheds light on his father's elusive character. In \"The Book of Memory,\" the perspective shifts from Auster's identity as a son to his role as a father. Through a mosaic of images, coincidences, and associations, the narrator, \"A,\" contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather, and the solitary nature of storytelling and writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for \u003ci\u003eBurning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His most recent novel, \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583817978130,"sku":"9780143112228","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f428053-9da8-4826-8d56-8cf69a796c02.jpg?v=1732031699","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-invention-of-solitude-9780143112228","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}