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The Invention of Solitude
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The Invention of Solitude

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  • Paul Auster
    Paul Auster

    The Invention of Solitude (1982) is both a memoir about the death of his father and a meditation on the act of writing. Auster also penned several verse volumes including Unearth (1974) and Wall Writing (1976) as well as the essay collections White Spaces (1980)…

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    The Invention of Solitude (1982) is both a memoir about the death of his father and a meditation on the act of writing. Auster also penned several verse volumes including Unearth (1974) and Wall Writing (1976) as well as the essay collections White Spaces (1980)…

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