In the Country of Last Things - Paperback
by Paul Auster
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140097054ISBN-10:140097058UPC:9780140097054Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Science Fiction, EpistolaryBook Topic:Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCFHED5J11
From New York Times bestselling author Paul Auster, a dystopian, post-apocalyptic novel "reminiscent in many ways of Orwell's 1984" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
"Powerful, original, imaginative, and handled with artistry . . . One of the better modern attempts at describing hell."--The Washington Post Book World In a distant and unsettling future, the masses are homeless, theft is so rampant it is no longer a crime, and death--by arranging either a suicide or an assassination--is the only way out. It is in these circumstances that Anna Blume begins her search for her brother, a one-time journalist who may or may not still be alive, in an unnamed city whose destitute inhabitants dig through garbage and elusive government provides nothing but corruption. In her struggle to survive, Anna becomes a scavenger of objects from the past to sell for food and shelter. But she will also find friendship--and even love--in this devastated world. In the Country of Last Things is a tour de force that reaffirms Paul Auster's stature as one of the most accomplished and singular talents of his generation.
"Powerful, original, imaginative, and handled with artistry . . . One of the better modern attempts at describing hell."--The Washington Post Book World In a distant and unsettling future, the masses are homeless, theft is so rampant it is no longer a crime, and death--by arranging either a suicide or an assassination--is the only way out. It is in these circumstances that Anna Blume begins her search for her brother, a one-time journalist who may or may not still be alive, in an unnamed city whose destitute inhabitants dig through garbage and elusive government provides nothing but corruption. In her struggle to survive, Anna becomes a scavenger of objects from the past to sell for food and shelter. But she will also find friendship--and even love--in this devastated world. In the Country of Last Things is a tour de force that reaffirms Paul Auster's stature as one of the most accomplished and singular talents of his generation.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780140097054ISBN-10:140097058UPC:9780140097054Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Science Fiction, EpistolaryBook Topic:Apocalyptic & Post-ApocalypticSize:7.60 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCFHED5J11
Paul Auster is the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Burning Boy, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His most recent novel, 4 3 2 1, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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