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- The US writer Paul Auster has died at the age of 77.
- The author died on Tuesday as a result of cancer, as the New York Times and the British Guardian reported, citing Auster’s confidant Jacki Lyden.
- Auster made his breakthrough in the mid-1980s with the three detective stories “New York Trilogy”.
Paul Auster was born in Newark in 1947 to Jewish immigrants and dreamed of becoming a writer from an early age. He studied literature in New York and France and initially supported himself through teaching assignments and translation work.
Legend:
Auster collected numerous awards for his works and became one of the most popular and successful US writers of his generation.
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In the mid-1980s, Auster achieved his breakthrough with the “New York Trilogy” – three loosely connected detective stories with the titles “City of Glass”, “Schlagshadow” and “Behind Closed Doors”. He later established himself with works such as “Moon over Manhattan” and “Mr. Vertigo” as a celebrated bestselling author.
Auster’s characters, often influenced by his own life story, are eccentric, broken characters. His last novel, “Baumgartner,” was published in the USA last November.
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