Baumgartner a novel

"Paul Auster's brilliant eighteenth novel opens with a scorched pot of water, which Sy Baumgartner-phenomenologist, noted author, and soon-to-be retired philosophy professor-has just forgotten on the stove. Baumgartner's life had been defined by his deep, abiding love for his wife, Anna, who was kil...

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Main Author: Auster, Paul, 1947-2024 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Grove Press, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
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