Understanding Paul Auster (Peacock James(
A survey of the work of a Brooklyn author best known for mixing absurdism and crime fictionUnderstanding Paul Auster is a comprehensive companion to the work of a writer who effectively balances a…
Specifikacia Understanding Paul Auster (Peacock James(
A survey of the work of a Brooklyn author best known for mixing absurdism and crime fictionUnderstanding Paul Auster is a comprehensive companion to the work of a writer who effectively balances a particular combination of Jewish American identity and European sensibility across an impressive breadth of novels, screenplays, essays, and poetry. James Peacock views Auster as chiefly concerned with the individual's problematic relationship with language, a theme present from the enigmatic poetry of Auster's early career to the more inclusive and optimistic imaginings of the films Smoke and Blue in the Face and the novels Timbuktu, The Brooklyn Follies, and Man in the Dark.Peacock's study maps the evolution of Auster's fiction and its forms, goals, and influences. Peacock argues that the key event for any Auster character is the