Tag: experimental writing

Man In the Dark by Paul Auster – A Book Review

Jun 6, 2009

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Scott William Foley

in Book Reviews

Like so many other Paul Auster works of late, Man In the Dark is a story taking place within another story. The basic premise is that an old man can’t sleep at night, and so he tells himself stories in order to pass the time. Auster flashes between the reality of the old man and…
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster – A Book Review

Aug 29, 2008

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by

Scott William Foley

in Book Reviews

This work is actually a collection of three different stories called “City of Glass,” “Ghosts,” and “The Locked Room.” However, upon finishing the work, it becomes rather obvious why they are all collected into one volume. Let me say this from the outset: If you are a person who very much needs clear closure, this…