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Paul Auster

Paul Auster . Basic Facts. *Feb. 3rd, 1947 in Newark; NJ Attended school in Maplewood, NJ. Graduated from Columbia High School Graduated from Columbia University as B/A f Literature (1965/1969) Moved to France (translated French literature) Came back to the U.S. in 1974

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Paul Auster

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  1. Paul Auster

  2. Basic Facts • *Feb. 3rd, 1947 in Newark; NJ • Attended school in Maplewood, NJ. • Graduated from Columbia High School • Graduated from Columbia University as B/A f Literature (1965/1969) • Moved to France (translated French literature) • Came back to the U.S. in 1974 • Wedding to Siri Hustvedt • Children: Daniel and Sophie

  3. Basic Facts 2 • Publishing of ,,Moon Palace“ in 1989 • His parents divorced • Escaped military service in Vietnam, because of a high lottery number • He is more popular in France and Britain

  4. Quote • ,,This idea of contrasts, contradictions, paradox, I think, get very much to the heart of what novel writing is for me. It is a way for me to express my own contradictions.“

  5. Failure • In Auster‘s works it is not just the opposite of „happy ending“ • In Moonpalace it results from the individual‘s uncertainly about the status of his own identity • Protagonists start a search for their own identity • reduce their life to the minimum • they gain new strength

  6. Identity • Protagonist comes across a development of reducing his existence to the absolute necessary • Cuts off contact with friends and his family •  gain new strength to connect to the world again • In the End Auster manages to resolve the questions for himself •  he finally comes to accept his own life

  7. Thank you for paying attention Presented by Juli und Svenja

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