Paul Auster

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Burning Boy

The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

Beschreibung

InBurning Boy, Auster not only puts forth an immersive read about an unforgettable life but also, casting a dazzled eye on Crane's astonishing originality and productivity, provides uniquely knowing insight into Cranes creative processes to produce the rarest of reading experiences-the dramatic biography of a brilliant writer as only another literary master could tell it.

Autor

Paul Auster was the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Bloodbath Nation, Baumgartner, The Book of Illusions, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis Étranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, and the Premio Napoli for Sunset Park. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He was also a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (The Book of Illusions), the PEN/Faulkner Award (The Music of Chance), the Edgar Award (City of Glass), and the Man Booker Prize (4 3 2 1). Auster was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He died at age seventy-seven in 2024.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Henry Holt and Co. / Macmillan US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 900210368
• Seitenzahl: 800
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 171mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781250235831
• ISBN-10: 1250235839
• Artikelnr.: 61267168