Otra Vuelta de Tuerca: La Invencion de la Soledad (Paperback)

from Marijkie

The first book by Paul Auster I read. The invention of solitude consists of two separate parts. Written from a very different view they both handle the relation between a father and a son. The first book, Portrait of an invisible man, is a very beautiful description of Austers father. His father ...

from andrewlorien

The second section, "The Book of Memory", was a very interesting thing to read. I found myself switching within a page from maddening boredom (luckily i read most of it on a plane) to intense interest (i wished i was in a library so i could chase down some of the allusions) and back. Overall, it ...

from Didou

cover The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster is a semi-authobiographical work divided into two parts: Portrait of an Invisible Man and The Book of Memory. I like the first part better than the second. In this first part, Auster tells a story about his father and how he has been 'invisible' all ...

from MSarki

Granted, the first section dealing with the death of his father was nothing short of amazing. I loved it as have most who have read it and felt it necessary to say something about their personal experience. And yes, the second section, The Book of Memory did focus on his son Daniel and I think he...

from HippieLunatic

I adored the first half of this book, as Auster explores his memories of his father. Figuring out who a father is beyond your memories as a child is a task that every son or daughter should do. While my early childhood had a amazing father figure in my grandpa, and my later childhood with that of...