- Hardcover
- Publisher: Burning Deck Books; Signed edition (June 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1886224161
- ISBN-13: 978-1886224162
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 14 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Publishers Weekly
Through childhood memories, stories about his children and anecdotes drawn from his career, novelist Auster (Moon Palace) searches for the motivation that forces him to write. Whether he's recalling his disappointment when Willie Mays refused to give an autograph or the disbelief following the death of a fellow sleepaway camper, Auster's vibrant prose holds the reader's attention and brings into brilliant focus both the tender and the tragic. But the book's brevity prevents the author from providing any truly resonant wisdom, and instead limits him to the briefer shelf-life of wit and sentimentality. Fans who yearn to study at the feet of the master may invest these few reminiscences with all the importance that they can muster. Students of prose will be left ultimately unsatisfied and perhaps baffled over why Auster restrained himself, when a longer and more serious examination of his talent would certainly have been welcomed.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
autobiographical essays
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Hardcover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good introduction.,
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This review is from: Why Write? (Hardcover)
The contents of 'Why Write?'are more or less the same as in 'The Red Notebook': a collection of very short stories in which coincidence plays a major role. It's of no importance whether the stories are true or not. Coincidence plays an important role in the works of Paul Auster. Maybe it's exagerated to say that, according to Paul Auster, life has little meaning, but the music of chance dominates our life whether we like it or not. You could consider 'Why Write?' as an introduction to the moreimportant works of Paul Auster.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Among books, the best 20 minute read I've had,
By (Joel Kugelmass) jkugelmass@mcimail.com - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Why Write? (Paperback)
This snappy, deceptive book grows on you when you piece together the real point of the 10 or so micro chapters (some are only a few paragraphs long)- human experience is by nature a series of surprises and the good writer revels in them. Fans of the film Smoke, script by the same author, will see how Auster's theory works: the story's structure consists of surprising turns of events as they thread through and are integrated by the imagination of the viewer.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
a writer's journey,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Why Write? (Paperback)
Since Mr. Auster only enjoys a cult following, it's only rarely that his fans get a chance to get a candid glimpse at him. So, without much more to say, "Why Write?" is his journey about how he became a writer. While not fascinating in the same way that William S. Burroughs became a writer, it's still nonetheless a fantastic read for aspiring writers. And, of course, for his fans
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An introduction to the world of Paul Auster,
By Jan Dierckx - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Why Write? (Hardcover)
The contents of 'Why Write?'are more or less the same as in 'The Red Notebook': a collection of very short stories in which coincidence plays a major role. It's of no importance whether the stories are true or not. Coincidence plays an important role in the works of Paul Auster. Maybe it's exagerated to say that, according to Paul Auster, life has little meaning, but the music of chance dominates our life whether we like it or not. You could consider 'Why Write?' as an introduction to the moreimportant works of Paul Auster. |
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