RIP Paul Auster 1947--2024
After a move, I found my college syllabus, where I was first introduced to Paul Auster. It was a contemporary lit course that seemed to specialize in white male authors writing about violence. Auster's New York Trilogy couldn't have been more different from the rest, so it stood out, but it took years of reading more widely to understand how unique of a writer he was. While others from his generation were focused on 👇