| Record Number |
806552 |
| ISBN |
9780571246120 (Overdrive: electronic bk.) |
| Author |
Auster, Paul, 1947- author. |
| Title |
The New York trilogy [electronic resource] / Paul Auster. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Faber & Faber, 2008. |
| Pagination etc. |
1 online resource. |
| Contents note |
Originally published: 1987. |
| City of glass -- Ghosts -- The locked room. |
| Summary Note |
This is three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its starkness. It is a riveting work of detective fiction worthy of Raymond Chandler, and at the same time 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. This is the modern novel at its finest: a truly bold and arresting work of fiction with something to transfix and astound every reader. |
| Subject |
Detective and mystery stories |
| New York (N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- Fiction |
| Psychological fiction. |
| Electronic books |
| Added Author |
Auster, Paul, 1947- City of glass. |
| Auster, Paul, 1947- Ghosts. |
| Auster, Paul, 1947- Locked room. |
| Internet Site |
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