His work has been translated into more than 40 languages. The times literary supplement has called paul auster one of americas most spectacularly inventive writers, and his work has been translated into more than 40 languages. I saw him on tv a few months ago, he read from this book and i was deeply fascinated the way the words flowed and the richness of his voice, gripped me deeply. Sunset park by paul auster sunset park s main protagonist is miles heller, who has abandoned his wellconnected new york family and gone into. His books have been translated into more than forty languages. Paul auster s 2010 novel sunset park is another worthy effort from my favourite author of his generation. Sunset park is named after a section of brooklyn, auster s longtime home borough, a place he has written about at length most recently in his 2005 novel, the brooklyn follies. Sunset park by paul austeraudiobook excerpt youtube. Since returning to america in 1974, he has published poems, essays, novels and translations. Paul auster born 1947 is a highly acclaimed american novelist.
At the start of his new novel, sunset park, paul auster merrily disregards vonneguts rule, introducing miles heller as a man with no longings or hopes who has trained himself to want as little. The main protagonist of sunset park is miles heller, 28year old son of book publisher, twicemarried morris. A new york times bestseller from the bestselling author of invisible and the new york trilogy comes a new novel set during the 2008 economic collapse. For almost a year now, he has been taking photographs of abandoned things. Yet the literary gamesmanship of his metafictional narratives is less evident here. Continue reading below to discover all the places from paul austers novel sunset park and get inspiration for your next new york trip, be it in dreams or actual footsteps. Sunset park follows the hopes and fears of a cast of unforgettable characters brought together by the mysterious miles heller during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse. His notable works include the new york trilogy 1987, moon palace 1989, the music of chance 1990, the book of illusions 2002, the brooklyn follies 2005, invisible 2009, sunset park 2010, winter journal 2012, and 4 3 2 1 2017. An enigmatic young man employed as a trashout worker in southern florida obsessively photographing thousands of abandoned objects left behind by the. Paul auster, in full paul benjamin auster, born february 3, 1947, newark, new jersey, u.
When miles falls in love with pilar sanchez, he finds himself fleeing once again, going back to. As with a number of recent auster novels, sunset park does not quite capture the downright inventiveness of earlier masterpieces such new york trilogy, the music of chance, leviathan or the book of illusions, but there is enough narrative trickery and typically sublime prose here to keep. Paul auster is currently considered a single author. Mark lawson finds it difficult to warm to austers cool take on surviving the crunch. Paul auster is the bestselling author of report from the interior, winter journal, sunset park, invisible, the book of illusions, and the new york trilogy, among many other works. Listen to this audiobook excerpt and hear paul auster read from his novel sunset park. Sunset park is a surprising departure that confirms paul auster as. In this tale of an ivy league dropout and his underage girlfriend, paul austers goal seems to be a conventionally satisfying novel that bucks. Paul auster is an author, most recently of the novels 4321 and sunset park. The action centers on an abandoned house in the titular brooklyn neighborhood, where four broke 20somethings have taken up residence. Sunset park opens with twentyeightyearold miles heller trashing out foreclosed houses in florida, the latest stop in his flight across the country. After attending columbia university he lived in france for four years.
Auster invisible is in excellent form for this foray into the tarnished, conflicted soul of brooklyn. He is the bestselling author of winter journal 2012, sunset park 2010, invisible 2009, man in the dark 2008, travels in the scriptorium 2007, the brooklyn follies 2006, oracle night 2003, the book of. Apr, 2012 listen to this audiobook excerpt and hear paul auster read from his novel sunset park. However, her sisters are threatening him, so when bing asks him to join the. Some of his highly praised pieces of work include the new york trilogy, moon palace, the music of chance, the book of illusions and the brooklyn. Paul auster, paul karasik, david mazzucchelli, art spiegelman fiction loneliness auster, paul, 1947 new york statenew york city and town life united states detective and mystery stories graphic novels. Its set in 2009 around the election of barack obama to. The 28yearold new yorkborn miles heller has been on the move. Midway through sunset park, paul austers exquisitely crafted, surprisingly tender new novel, book publisher morris heller eats breakfast on. Sometimes these elements of the wider world and the literary world overlap a terrorist or a freedom fighter in these books is likely to be a keen reader or writer and sunset park, austers 16th. Paul austers great trilogy of 19851986 broke ground in its mix of. Riding in the back of a cab through brooklyn, miless thoughts glide through a slippery tangle of ideas.
However, her sisters are threatening him, so when bing asks him to join the sunset park squat, he reckons moving to new york. Nov 10, 2010 paul auster is the bestselling, awardwinning author of 16 novels, including sunset park, invisible, man in the dark, travels in the scriptorium, the brooklyn follies, and oracle night. Paul auster is the bestselling author of winter journal, sunset park, man in the dark, the brooklyn follies, the book of illusions, the new york trilogy, among many other works. New directions publishes his red notebook as well as his translatio. Paul auster is the author of winter journal, sunset park, invisible, the book of illusions and the new york trilogy, among many other works. Dec 12, 2010 when sunset park opens, 28yearold miles is living in south florida, trashing out foreclosed houses, getting rid of the things left behind when the residents were evicted. He is the author of many novels, including 4321, the new york trilogy, and city of glass. Paul auster, paul karasik, david mazzucchelli, art spiegelman fiction loneliness auster, paul, 1947 new york statenew york city and town life united states detective and. Oct 25, 2011 paul auster is the bestselling, awardwinning author of 16 novels, including sunset park, invisible, man in the dark, travels in the scriptorium, the brooklyn follies, and oracle night. From the bestselling author of invisible and the new york trilogy comes a new novel set during the 2008 economic collapse. The renowned novelist paul auster answered readers questions in a live discussion about his new bestselling novel, 4 3 2 1, on thursday. Paul austers new novel sunset park is, emphatically, a novel of the great recession. Continue reading below to discover all the places from paul austers novel sunset park and get inspiration for your next new york trip, be. In sunset park, he deviates from it by telling a fairly linear story, although there are still lengthy passages in which he interrupts the narrative by pasting in baseball trivia, a treatise on behalf of the chinese dissident liu xiaobo and quotations from the classic movie the best years of our lives.
In many respects this novel bears the thematic imprint of auster invisible, 2009, etc. Oct 22, 2010 sunset park by paul auster sunset park s main protagonist is miles heller, who has abandoned his wellconnected new york family and gone into the wilderness to deal with his grief and guilt. An enigmatic young man employed as a trashout worker in southern florida obsessively photographing thousands of abandoned objects left behind by the evicted families. He has been awarded the prince of asturias award for literature, the prix medicis etranger, an independent spirit award, and the premio napoli. Sunset park is a novel by paul auster published in november 2010. Paul auster is the bestselling author of winter journal, sunset park, invisible, the book of illusions, and the new york trilogy, among many other works. Sunset park is named after a section of brooklyn, austers longtime home borough, a place he has written about at length most recently in his 2005 novel, the brooklyn follies.
Books by paul auster author of the new york trilogy. In sunset park, the big apple itself is the symbol of intergenerational issues with the old new york of paul austers younger days slowly disappearing. When sunset park opens, 28yearold miles is living in south florida, trashing out foreclosed houses, getting rid of the things left behind when the residents were evicted. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Some of his highly praised pieces of work include the new york trilogy, moon. Sunset park by paul auster this is a tale of love, heartbreak and mourning set against the backdrop of the financial crisis. In 2006 he was awarded the prince of asturias prize for literature and inducted into the. He has published 18 novels, including the new york trilogy 1987, moon palace 1989, the book of illusions 2002 and sunset park 2010.
His notable works include the new york trilogy 1987, moon palace 1989, the music of. As with a number of recent auster novels, sunset park does not quite capture the downright inventiveness of earlier masterpieces such new york trilogy, the music of chance, leviathan or the book of illusions, but there is enough narrative. Halfway through paul austers 16th novel, sunset park, a writer named renzo michaelson mentions to his publisher, morris heller, a concept. Nov 04, 2010 at the end of paul austers new novel sunset park, the narrative inhabits the mind of young protagonist miles heller. A critically acclaimed novelist, essayist, and translator, paul auster lives in brooklyn. He has published numerous novels such as the famous the new york trilogy 1987, moon palace 1989, sunset park 2010 and the autobiographical books winter journal 2012 and report from the interior 20. The new york trilogy is a collection of 3 stories by paul auster. Paul austers 2010 novel sunset park is another worthy effort from my favourite author of his generation. In a long sentence that runs on for almost two pages, miless consciousness shifts from his own physical pain to a character in the movie the best years of our. Books by paul auster authors like paul auster what. At the end of paul austers new novel sunset park, the narrative inhabits the mind of young protagonist miles heller. In a long sentence that runs on for almost two pages, miless consciousness shifts from his own physical pain to a character in the movie the best years of our lives, a. Watch the video clip below to hear paul auster read from sunset park.
Paul auster was born in newark, new jersey, in 1947 to middle class parents. Paul auster is an internationally acclaimed author, who is wellknown for his distinct themes such as that contain elements of absurdism, identity crisis and existentialism. While austers characters have long orbited a woody allenesque new york, where intellectual and financial successes seem completely congruous, the recession looms large in sunset park. Paul auster is the bestselling, awardwinning author of 16 novels, including sunset park, invisible, man in the dark, travels in the scriptorium, the brooklyn follies, and oracle night. In sunset park, auster revisits a generation gap premise which he has tackled impressively before, whether it be walt and tutor master yehudi in mr vertigo or nathan glass and his nephew tom in the more recent the brooklyn follies. Paul benjamin auster born february 3, 1947 is an american writer and film director. This is the first book that ive read by poul auster. Paul auster biography childhood, life achievements.