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ⓘ About Paul Auster
Paul Auster was a prolific American author and poet, famous for writing crime fiction novels. His works blended existentialism, absurdism, and the search for personal meaning and identity. Some of Auster’s most famous works include Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, The New York Trilogy, The Brooklyn Follies, and The Book of Illusions. His novels have been translated into more than 40 languages worldwide. Paul Auster was born on February 3, 1947, in Newark, New Jersey, United States, and passed away in April 2024. His birth name was Paul Benjamin Auster, and he was born into a Jewish family. Auster’s parents, Samuel and Queenie Auster, were of Polish descent and lived a middle-class life. He had a younger cousin named Lawrence Auster, who was a conservative columnist.
All Book Series by Paul Auster
The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert
Book 3 of 20 · published 1983 Co-authored · Joseph Joubert
Paul Auster's New York
Book 8 of 20 · published 1997 Co-authored · Frieder Blickle
The Story of My Typewriter
Book 10 of 20 · published 2002 Co-authored · Sam Messer
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Paul Auster?
Paul Auster was a prolific American author and poet, famous for writing crime fiction novels. His works blended existentialism, absurdism, and the search for personal meaning and identity. Some of Auster's most famous works include Moon Palace, The Music of Chance, The New York Trilogy, The Brooklyn Follies, and The Book of Illusions.
Which Paul Auster series should I start with?
The best place to start is the New York Trilogy series, the earliest of Paul Auster's multi-book series: it opens with City of Glass (1985) and runs to 3 books across 1985–1986, ending with The Locked Room (1986).
How many books has Paul Auster written?
Paul Auster has 52 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1980 and 2023. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the New York Trilogy series with 3 books — and 49 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Paul Auster's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Paul Auster's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are New York Trilogy (1985–1986, 3 books).
How are Paul Auster's books organised into series?
This guide splits Paul Auster's 52 books into 1 named series and 49 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: New York Trilogy (3 books, 1985–1986).