Paul Auster

Paul Auster
Auster in 2010
Auster in 2010
BornPaul Benjamin Auster
(1947-02-03)February 3, 1947
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 2024(2024-04-30) (aged 77)
New York City, U.S.
Pen namePaul Benjamin
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • filmmaker
  • translator
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MA)
Period1974–2023
GenrePoetry, literary fiction
Spouse
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(m. 1974; div. 1977)​
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(m. 1981)​
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Children2, including Sophie Auster
Signature
Website
paul-auster.com

Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. 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). His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.[2]

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  2. ^ "Theater Rigiblick – Spielplan – Kalenderansicht – Paul Auster liest". Theater Rigiblick. Archived from the original on July 15, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2015.