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The Music of Chance
Paul Auster
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Paperback. By the time Nashe understood what was happening to him, he was past the point of wanting it to end. Following the death of his father, Jim Nashe takes to the open road in pursuit of a 'life of freedom'. But as the money runs out he finds that his sense of disillusionment has only been compounded by his year on the road. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Paul Auster's unsettling tale of chance and gambling from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)
Paul Auster fuses Samuel Beckett, Franz Kafka and The Brothers Grimm in this brilliant and unsettling parable. Following the death of his father, Jim Nashe takes to the open road in pursuit of a 'life of freedom'. But as the money runs out he finds that his sense of disillusionment has only been compounded by his year on the road. However, after picking up Pozzi, a hitchhiking gambler, Nashe finds himself drawn ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571229079
SKU
V9780571229079
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99-98
About Paul Auster
Paul Auster (1947-2024) was the bestselling author of The New York Trilogy, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace and 4 3 2 1, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Among his many international honours were the Prix Medicis Étranger, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and the Carlos Fuentes Prize, ... Read more
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