Paul Auster

Paul Auster

Known for

Writing

Born

February 3, 1947

Birthplace

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died

April 30, 2024 (aged 77)

Biography

Paul Benjamin Auster was an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005).

Best known work

Smoke
Smoke
1995
Blue in the Face
Blue in the Face
1995
The Center of the World
The Center of the World
2001
Lulu on the Bridge
Lulu on the Bridge
1998
The Music of Chance
The Music of Chance
1993
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
The Accompanist
The Accompanist
1992
In the Country of Last Things
In the Country of Last Things
2020
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
1978
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
2011

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Running Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Film

    as Himself

  2. TBA

    Le carnet rouge

    Original Film Writer

  3. 2026

  4. 2022

    Bonnie

    as Self

  5. 2020

    In the Country of Last Things

    Novel, Executive Producer

  6. 2019

    Paul Auster: What If

    as Self - Writer

  7. 2017

  8. 2015

  9. 2011

  10. 2009

    Act of God

    as himself, Writer

  11. 2009

  12. 2008

    Doc

    as Himself

  13. 2007

    The Inner Life of Martin Frost

    as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer

  14. 2006

  15. 2005

  16. 2001

  17. 1999

    I Remember

    Executive Producer

  18. 1998

    Lulu on the Bridge

    Director, Writer

  19. 1995

    Blue in the Face

    Director, Writer

  20. 1995

    Smoke

    Writer

  21. 1993

  22. 1992

  23. 1978

    The South Bank ShowTV
  24. 1975

    ApostrophesTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  25. 1969

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