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Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure

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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul AusterPublish date:2003-08-01Pages:169
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312422325ISBN-10:312422326UPC:9780312422325Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Personal MemoirsSize:7.90 x 4.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3GXVXWA9

Paul Auster's Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure is a fascinating and often funny memoir about his early years as a writer struggling to be published, and to make enough money to survive.

This is the story of a young man's struggle to stay afloat. By turns poignant and comic, Paul Auster's memoir is essentially an autobiographical essay about money--and what it means not to have it. From one odd job to the next, from one failed scheme to another, Auster investigates his own stubborn compulsion to make art and describes his ingenious, often far-fetched attempts to survive on next to nothing. From the streets of New York City and Paris to the rural roads of upstate New York, the author treats us to a series of remarkable adventures and unforgettable cast of characters while examining what it means to be a writer.

"Required, inspiring reading for Auster-holics and aspiring writers." --Kirkus Reviews
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312422325ISBN-10:312422326UPC:9780312422325Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Personal MemoirsSize:7.90 x 4.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3GXVXWA9

Paul Auster's previous novel, Timbuktu, was a national bestseller, as was I Thought My Father Was God, the NPR National Story Project anthology, which he edited. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. The Book of Illusions is his tenth novel.

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

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Paul Auster

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