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The New York Trilogy
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
Paul Auster's brilliant debut novels, City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room brought him international acclaim for his creation of a new genre, mixing elements of the standard detective fiction and postmodern fiction.
City of Glass combines dark, Kafka-like humor with all the suspense of a Hitchcock film as a writer of detective stories becomes embroiled in a complex and puzzling series of events, beginning with a call from a stranger in the middle of the night asking for the author - Paul Auster - himself. Ghosts, the second volume of this interconnected trilogy, introduces Blue, a private detective hired to watch a man named Black, who, as he becomes intermeshed into a haunting and claustrophobic game of hide-and-seek, is lured into the very trap he has created.
The final volume, The Locked Room, also begins with a mystery, told this time in first-person narrative. The nameless hero journeys into the unknown as he attempts to reconstruct the past, which he has experienced almost as a dream. Together these three fictions lead the reader on adventures that expand the mind as they entertain.
As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Paul Auster's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends.
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- Secret leader
- 22-05-18
Stylish, and superbly crafted.
Really great read, complex but not to challenging. The plots are delicately interwoven and can pleasantly catch you by surprise, a very accomplished trilogy. Will read more Paul Auster.
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- Andrea Edan
- 18-06-20
An original take on the detective story
I think that Paul Auster is probably a Marmite sort of writer. Personally, I love his books and this trilogy of stories, published in 1987 is almost an academic exercise. Certainly the second story is, whereby the characters have colour names and are given very little depth other than their position in the "story". Although these stories can certainly serve as basis for literary debate, they are, nevertheless, good readable stories with a beginning, middle and end. Essential for any story, really. The loose link between the stories is enjoyable.
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- markjhall
- 12-07-24
Good narrator, I liked third story a lot
Good narrator, I liked third story a lot
Good narrator, I liked third story a lot
Good narrator, I liked third story a lot
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- Ms T
- 30-12-18
Old school private investigation
I really like Paul Auster’s writing style - detail heavy and full of intricacies and nuance - and this book of three stories is no exception. The three tales are loosely connected which adds another dimension to the overall complexities. Unusual and highly engaging, I really enjoyed these old school private investigation stories.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-05-22
Could have been a short story
Though the mood of the novels is well created, I found myself wishing the novel to be over when I was half way through. The same theme could have been explored in a shorter piece and by the third novel I found myself having little curiosity for the outcome, and wanting to speed up to finish so I can move on to a more interesting story.
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- Sararara
- 16-12-20
It’s all very meta but is it a good read?
City of Glass- the first book in the trilogy- is loosely divided into three parts.
The opener reminds me of Haruki Murakami and is fairly lucid, albeit a detective story viewed through the looking glass.
The middle part is more Umberto Eco with lots of word play and literary references.
The final part I found less engaging as the plot disintegrates, becoming a rumination on the nature of being.
Many people have written essays on the book’s postmodern brilliance, since it was published in 1985.
However, I would have liked a really clever resolution that subverted established literary forms but also, importantly, provided a satisfying conclusion.
And now I need some light relief before diving into the next two books.
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- Maria
- 17-02-11
Simply remarkable
This is probably one of the hardest text to read, yet it is superbly done as an audio book! Paul Auster's brilliant writing is coming alive thanks to this fantastic rendition.
Well done, thank you!
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- A. J. Lovell
- 03-04-24
the strange dreamlike quality
I very much liked the first book though it ended a little unclearly, and the second left me a little cold, perhaps too experimental, to the point i almost stopped listening, but the third really tied everything up and was quite awe inspiring in places, left me with images and ideas rolling around in my mind for days. the whole was also made clearer by the excellent interview at the end, which has left me keen to read/listen to everything else by Mr Auster.
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- Bluesview
- 25-05-14
Wonderful!
Why has no one else reviewed this; it is really wonderful, both Paul Auster's writing and Joe Barrett's reading - I found it totally absorbing and enchanting.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-19
Brilliant
Auster at his best, particularly the third story of the trilogy. Surreal and yet spun with everyday realism. His descriptive powers are sharp and the narrator here is very good.
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