{"product_id":"the-new-york-trilogy-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143039839","title":"The New York Trilogy: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable, acclaimed series of interconnected detective novels \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass, Ghosts, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Locked Room, \u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Paul Auster.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition includes an introduction from author and professor Lucy Sante, as well as a pulp novel-inspired cover from Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic artist of \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of No Towers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Exhilarating . . . a brilliant investigation of the storyteller's art guided by a writer-detective who's never satisfied with just the facts.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAs a result of a strange phone call in the middle of the night, Quinn, a writer of detective stories, becomes enmeshed in a case more puzzling than any he might have written.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhosts: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBlue, a student of Brown, has been hired by White to spy on Black. From a window of a rented room on Orange Street, Blue keeps watch on his subject, who is across the street, staring out of his own window. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Locked Room: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFanshawe has disappeared, leaving behind his wife and baby and a cache of extraordinary novels, plays, and poems. What happened to him and why is the narrator, Fanshawe's boyhood friend, lured obsessively into his life?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Moving at the breathless pace of a thriller, this is a uniquely stylized trilogy of detective novels that \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003ehas classified as \"post-existential private eye. . . . It's as if Kafka has gotten hooked on the gumshoe game and penned his own ever-spiraling version.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e and many other critically acclaimed novels. He was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize in 2006. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuc Sante\u003c\/b\u003e teaches writing and the history of photography at Bard College. His books include \u003ci\u003eLow Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEvidence\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Factory of Facts\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Spiegelman\u003c\/b\u003e is a cartoonist who first came to attention in the early 1980s as editor of the magazine \u003ci\u003eRaw\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning Holocaust story \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaus II\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of No Towers\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579038634258,"sku":"9780143039839","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a919922-0273-4bd2-8257-654aace93d14.jpg?v=1732001633","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-new-york-trilogy-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143039839","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}