{"product_id":"groundwork-paul-auster-9781250245809","title":"Groundwork: Autobiographical Writings, 1979-2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand The New York Trilogy, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e an updated collection of Paul Auster's nonfiction, including the seminal work \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Auster spent his fifty-year writing career examining what it means to be truly alive. And in \u003ci\u003eGroundwork, \u003c\/i\u003e a self-curated collection, Auster stitches together various autobiographical writings to lay bare the trajectory of both his personal life and sense of self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his breakout memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, which solidified Auster's reputation as a canonical voice in American letters, to excerpts from his later memoirs, \u003ci\u003eWinter Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eReport from the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, readers are ushered into the inner workings of Auster's self-development. His sweeping recollection winds through the halls of Columbia University during the turbulent 1960s and into life as a young poet-turned-novelist, then dives headfirst into the realities that accompany aging today. Along the way, Auster continually challenges the notion of what autobiography can be, inverting the form through fragmentation and, ultimately, illustrating firsthand the brilliance behind \"one of the great writers of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Auster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 125024580X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250245809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Paul Auster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046160953599,"sku":"9781250245809","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6905af26-c1e2-4e94-bc9f-4035720eca37.jpg?v=1684982989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/groundwork-paul-auster-9781250245809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}