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Curator: Jared Stika
Biography
Paul Auster was born in Newark, New Jersey, on February 3rd, 1947. He is the author of numerous novels, screenplays, and works of non-fiction. His other titles include poet, translator and film director. His latest novel "The Brooklyn Follies", was published in late 2005. He is currently at work on a film project entitled "The Inner Life of Martin Frost". His next novel, "Travels in the Scriptorium" is due to be published in early 2007. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, the author Siri Hustvedt.
Faber and Faber
"Becoming a writer is not a 'career decision' like becoming a doctor or a policeman. You don't choose it so much as get chosen, and once you accept the fact that you're not fit for anything else, you have to be prepared to walk a long, hardroad for the rest of your days."
Paul Auster in Hand to Mouth