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World Book Club: The New York Trilogy

29/10/2017

The New York Trilogy

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US writer Paul Auster on his acclaimed variations on the classic detective story.

Bestselling US writer Paul Auster on his acclaimed variations on the classic detective story. With Harriet Gilbert. From November 2012.

Bestselling American writer Paul Auster talks to Harriett Gilbert about his acclaimed work - The New York Trilogy.

In three brilliant variations on the classic detective story, Auster makes the well-traversed terrain of New York City his own.

Each interconnected tale exploits the elements of standard detective fiction to achieve an entirely new genre that was ground-breaking when it was published three decades ago.

In each story the search for clues leads to remarkable coincidences in the universe as the simple act of trailing a man ultimately becomes a startling investigation of identity and what it means to be human.

Hear what readers made of Paul and his novel and what happened when another Paul Auster stood up to introduce himself to the Paul Auster on the stage.

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in November 2012.

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