About the Author

Paul Auster was the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Medicis etranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Burning Boy, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel 4 3 2 1 was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. Paul Auster died in 2024.

Reviews

“Rich and complex . . . with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning.”—The Boston Globe
 
“The allure of Auster’s elegant plotting, the play of his ideas, and the sensuous nature of the prose keep us firmly hooked.”—The Chicago Tribune
 
“Auster’s most accessible, engaging book. He treats us to his best, clear-eyed prose.”—The New York Times Magazine

Praise for Paul Auster:

“One of the great American prose stylists of our time.”—New York Times

“Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter.”—New York Review of Books

“One of the great writers of our time.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Contemporary American writing at its best.”—New York Times Book Review, on Invisible

“A literary original who is perfecting a hybrid genre of his own.”—Wall Street Journal

Born on August 6, 1945, Benjamin Sachs describes himself as ``America's first Hiroshima baby . . . the original bomb child.'' Forty-five years later, while the FBI investigates Sachs's mysterious death, Sachs's friend Peter Aaron attempts to explain his even more enigmatic life--the personal and political forces that propelled his progression from Vietnam War protester to successful novelist to bomb-wielding terrorist. Auster's inventive plot, reminiscent at times of works by Paul Theroux, con tains bizarre coincidences which affirm that ``everything is connected to everything else'' as well as disturbing ambiguities that proclaim the elusiveness of truth. Both suspenseful and meditative, this new novel by the author of The Music of Chance ( LJ 9/1/90) blends a crime story with a thoughtful examination of important psychological and moral questions. For most public libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/ 1/92.-- Albert E. Wilhelm, Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville

Praise for Leviathan:

"Rich and complex. . .with fully fleshed characters, a fast-paced plot, thematic sophistication, and narrative cunning."
- The Boston Globe

"The allure of Auster's elegant plotting, the play of his ideas, and the sensuous nature of the prose keep us firmly hooked."
- The Chicago Tribune

"Auster's most accessible, engaging book. He treats us to his best, clear-eyed prose."
- The New York Times Magazine