{"product_id":"9780312429928","title":"Collected Prose : Autobiographical Writings, True Stories, Critical Essays, Prefaces, Collaborations with Artists, and Interviews","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCollected Prose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Paul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn updated edition with six new essays, including \"An Evening at Shea\" and \"Remembering Beckett,\" as well as two long interviews from \"one of America's greats\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions \u003c\/i\u003epresents a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces, true stories, autobiographical writings (including the seminal work \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e), and collaborations with artists, as well as occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers. Ranging in subject from Sir Walter Raleigh to Kafka, Nathaniel Hawthorne to the high-wire artist Philippe Petit, conceptual artist Sophie Calle to Auster's own typewriter, the World Trade Center catastrophe to his beloved New York City itself, \u003ci\u003eCollected Prose\u003c\/i\u003e records the passions and insights of a writer who \"will be remembered as one of the great writers of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Auster's \u003ci\u003eCollected Prose\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating long-exposure snapshot of a writer's private and abiding obsessions and touchstones as he oscillates between the worlds of his life and art.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He is a remarkable writer whose work needs to be read in totality.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Herald (Scotland)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of America's leading novelists...The literary essays and prefaces in this collection are elegant and accessible.... Much of what is offered here displays his warmth, democratic instincts, and human concerns.” —\u003ci\u003eHilary Mantel, Daily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter.” —\u003ci\u003eMichael Dirda, The New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Auster's informed enthusiasms, especially for European modernism and aspects of the avant-garde, make him a passionate, intelligent, and stimulating commentator. He writes acutely about the dilemmas which inform serious artistic decisions. The hospitable, generous pieces make one want to go immediately to the writers he discusses.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312429928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40623963242702,"sku":"9780312429928","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_30825f26-2223-4534-bbdf-07180f6302f6.jpg?v=1638583395","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312429928","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}