 First edition | |
| Author | Paul Auster |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Sun Publishing |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 173 |
| ISBN | 0-915342-37-5 |
The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster's debut memoir, published in 1982. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, Portrait of an Invisible Man, is about the sudden death of Auster's father. The second part, The Book of Memory, is a narrative in the third person.