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Hand to Mouth: A Chronicle of Early Failure

by Paul Auster

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Publisher Comments:

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. Leaving high school with “itchy feet” and refusing to play it safe, Auster avoided convention and the double life of steady office employment while writing. From the streets of New York City, Dublin, and Paris to a surreal adventure in a dusty village in Mexico, Auster’s account of living on next to nothing introduces an unforgettable cast of characters while examining what it means to be a writer.

Synopsis:

From the streets of New York City, Dublin, and Paris to a surreal adventure in a dusty village in Mexico, Auster's account of living on next to nothing introduces an unforgettable cast of characters while examining what it means to be a writer.

About the Author

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.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780312422325
Subtitle:
A Chronicle of Early Failure
Author:
Auster, Paul
Publisher:
Picador USA
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Authorship
Subject:
Authors, American
Subject:
Americans
Subject:
Personal Memoirs
Subject:
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Subject:
Authors, American -- Homes and haunts.
Edition Description:
1st Picador pbk. ed.
Series Volume:
2
Publication Date:
August 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
169
Dimensions:
7.18x4.76x.47 in. .27 lbs.

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