{"product_id":"the-new-york-trilogy-paul-auster","title":"The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe contemporary classic from 'our supreme post-modernist' (Ian McEwan) - expanding the possibilities of the noir detective novel - whose writing 'shines with intelligence and originality' (Don DeLillo)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eis the most astonishing work by America's most consistently astonishing writer: three interconnected novels that exploit the riveting elements of classic detective fiction to achieve a radical new genre - a profound and unsettling existentialist enquiry in the tradition of Kafka or Borges. In each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of what it means to be human. The result is the modern novel at its finest which will shock, transfix and astound every reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Marks a new departure for the American novel.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A shatteringly clever piece of work . . . Utterly gripping, written with an acid sharpness that leaves an indelible dent in the back of the mind.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the great American prose stylists of our time.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Auster was the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e. He and Spencer Ostrander collaborated on \u003ci\u003eBloodbath Nation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature.  His other honours include the Prix Medicis Étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the Screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for \u003ci\u003eBurning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work was translated into more than forty languages. His final novel, \u003ci\u003eBaumgartner\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in November 2023. He died on 30 April 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65811895484765,"sku":"K028959543","price":9.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/2895954300001A.jpg?v=1788527543","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-new-york-trilogy-paul-auster","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}