Paul Auster's Reading List

The author, most recently, of "4 3 2 1" says when he was 17, Isaac Babel's stories "opened a door in my mind, and behind that door I found the room where I wanted to spend the rest of my life."

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By the Book: Paul Auster (2017)

NYT By the Book column (2017-01-12).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Collected Essays

James Baldwin · Buy on Amazon

"Duty quickly turned into pleasure, awe, and admiration. Baldwin is a remarkable writer on both fronts, fiction and nonfiction, and I would rank him among America's 20th-century greats."

Oreo

Fran Ross · Buy on Amazon

"What a rollicking little masterpiece this book is, truly one of the most delightful, hilarious, intelligent novels I've stumbled across in recent years, a wholly original work written in a wonderful mashed-up language."

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf · Buy on Amazon

""To the Lighthouse" is one of the most beautiful novels I have ever read. It pierced me and made me tremble and continually had me on the verge of tears."

The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel

Isaac Babel · Buy on Amazon

""The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel," which was given to me on my 17th birthday. It opened a door in my mind, and behind that door I found the room where I wanted to spend the rest of my life."

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