The invention of solitude

Description:

*The Invention of Solitude* is Paul Auster's first memoir, published in the year 1982. The book is divided into two separate parts, Portrait of an Invisible Man, which concerns the sudden death of Auster's father, and The Book of Memory, in which Auster delivers his personal opinions concerning subjects such as coincidence, fate, and solitude, subjects that have become trademarks of Auster's works.

subjects: American literature,  American Authors,  Authors, American,  Biography,  Fathers and sons,  Auster, paul, 1947-,  Fathers,  Autobiographie,  Biographies,  Famille,  Biographie

People: Paul Auster (1947-),  Paul Auster

Places: United States

Times: 20th century