Research Catalog

Title

Paul Auster papers, 1987-2001 (bulk 1995-1999).

Author

Auster, Paul, 1947-

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Anderson, Laurie.
• Banks, Russell, 1940-2023.
• Bernstein, Charles.
• Coover, Robert.
• Corbett, William, 1942-
• DeLillo, Don.
• Dupin, Jacques.
• Ford, Richard, 1944-
• Grossman, David, 1934-
• Holland, Agnieszka, 1948-
• Muldoon, Paul.
• Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-
• Padgett, Ron, 1942-
• Pamuk, Orhan, 1952-
• Petit, Philippe.
• Royet-Journoud, Claude.
• Rushdie, Salman.
• Simic, Charles, 1938-2023.
• Tuten, Frederic.
• Tompkins, Calvin, 1925-
• Waits, Tom, 1949-
• Waldrop, Keith.
• Waldrop, Rosmarie.

Description

225 (94

Summary

• The archive comprises material related to the publication of six novels in preparation by Auster during this period; material related to the publication of five nonfiction monographs; and material related to the production of several films. Also here is material related to the National Public Radio broadcast of The National Story Project. The stories submitted for this project were later collected in I Thought My Father Was God, edited by Auster, and also documented here. Additional material includes drafts of four plays, material related to the composition of two poetry monographs, material related to several works of translation, and a baseball game Auster invented. Material written by others, including creative adaptations and scholarly analysis of his work, is also included here.
• The archive also contains significant incoming and outgoing correspondence, and includes letters to and from writers and friends; agents and publishers; translators, readers, students and organizations.

Subjects

• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Timbuktu
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Moon palace
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Invention of solitude
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Blue in the face
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Lulu on the bridge
• Fantasy baseball (Game)
• Motion picture plays
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Art of hunger
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Leviathan
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Mr. Vertigo
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Music of chance
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > In the country of last things
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Hand to mouth
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > I thought my father was God
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Smoke
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Correspondence
• Auster, Paul, 1947- > Red notebook

Note

• In addition to the papers described here, the Berg Collection houses the earlier papers of Paul Auster, dating from 1963 to mid-1995 (bulk 1972-mid-1995,) and later installments of papers. All collections of papers, as well as an accompanying finding aid, can be found by searching the catalog.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Biography (note)

• Paul Auster (b. 1947) is a Brooklyn-based novelist, screenplay writer, poet, essayist and translator.

Language (note)

• English and French.

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Auster Archive

OCLC

805398732

Author

Auster, Paul, 1947-

Title

Paul Auster papers, 1987-2001 (bulk 1995-1999).

Access

Restricted access; request permission from holding division.

Biography

Paul Auster (b. 1947) is a Brooklyn-based novelist, screenplay writer, poet, essayist and translator.

Language

English and French.

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Added Author

Anderson, Laurie.

Banks, Russell, 1940-2023.

Bernstein, Charles.

Coover, Robert.

Corbett, William, 1942-

DeLillo, Don.

Dupin, Jacques.

Ford, Richard, 1944-

Grossman, David, 1934-

Holland, Agnieszka, 1948-

Muldoon, Paul.

Ondaatje, Michael, 1943-

Padgett, Ron, 1942-

Pamuk, Orhan, 1952-

Petit, Philippe.

Royet-Journoud, Claude.

Rushdie, Salman.

Simic, Charles, 1938-2023.

Tuten, Frederic.

Tompkins, Calvin, 1925-

Waits, Tom, 1949-

Waldrop, Keith.

Waldrop, Rosmarie.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Auster Archive