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Paul Auster

The Book of Illusions (Holt) Paul Auster expresses his preference for mysterious clarity over "clever" literary effects in  The Book of Illusions, a metaphysical thriller about a mysterious filmmaker...

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By Michael Silverblatt • Dec 12, 2002 • 30m Listen

Paul Auster expresses his preference for mysterious clarity over "clever" literary effects -- he hates to be thought of as "clever."

The Book of Illusions (Holt) a metaphysical thriller about a mysterious filmmaker, takes him to the extremes of his concerns about popular art and plainspoken mysticism.

Read an excerpt from The Book of Illusions.

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