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Paul Auster

Written by Written by: Paul Auster
Format: MP3

Written by: Paul Auster
Narrated by: Paul Auster
Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins

Format: Unabridged

Release Date:08-21-12
Publisher’s Summary

From the best-selling novelist and author of The Invention of Solitude comes a moving and highly personal meditation on the body, time, and language itself.

“That is where the story begins, in your body, and everything will end in the body as well.”

Facing his 63rd winter, internationally acclaimed novelist Paul Auster sits down to write a history of his body and its sensations - both pleasurable and painful. Thirty years after the publication of The Invention of Solitude, in which he wrote so movingly about fatherhood, Auster gives us a second unconventional memoir in which he writes about his mother’s life and death. Winter Journal is a highly personal meditation on the body, time, and memory, by one of our most intellectually elegant writers.

“Memorable”

Where does Winter Journal rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Right up there with the best.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Winter Journal?

Not a moment but a sequence. Thought the way he told his stories via the houses he’d lived in was clever.

Which scene was your favorite?

When he falls in love with his wife, of course!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A journey through life into old age.

Any additional comments?

I had never heard of Paul Auster until his interview on NPR’s Fresh Air. I listened to this book for a solid 6+hours because it was so good; something I’ve never done before— admittedly I came of age through the same time period, and am entering my own “Winter” so that held my interest. His narration is stellar; love when an author can narrate. Will definitely get another of his books; hope it’s as good as this one!
“A Moving Memoir”

What made the experience of listening to Winter Journal the most enjoyable?

The simple honesty of the writing, even when the subject is difficult, made Winter Journal most enjoyable.

What other book might you compare Winter Journal to and why?

Perhaps some of the memoir writings of Joyce Carol Oates might compare. But Paul Auster’s point of view is very decidely masculine.

What about Paul Auster’s performance did you like?

I like an author to read his own writing if the author has any talent for reading at all. He knows the material best, and there is little or no hesitancy about the performance.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I felt extremely sympathetic toward Auster’s mother, and how courageous she was in her declining years. I think Paul Auster himself will not fair as well if he should live as long as his mother. I hope he has learned from her how to take his physical losses with some insight, and courage. I think men don’t know how to disentagle who they are from their physical bodies, and so aging is harder for them. Women seem to be able to rely on an inner core of faith and optimism. Much of Auster’s memory is sad, as he observes the decline of his physical strength, sexual prowess and power. I wanted him to reach more into the spiritual realm for some inspiration.

Any additional comments?

A very brave and passionate accounting of what was important in his life, nonetheless. He isn’t afraid to say what he means, and to enter subjects that do not reveal him in a particularly positive light.

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