The Magic of Place:The Magic of Cities

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A place -NYC- can be especially invested with a magic aroma of escape to make the world mythical, magical, or at least tolerable

One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.
Thomas Wolfe (1900-1938) writer
the mouse is on a wander. first stop is new york city - I love new york! got in thursday evening after a longer than usual train ride - two hours longer than normal to be exact. ah, if only amtrak ran as fast and smoothly as the trains in europe and japan, but I didn't have any plans for thursday night nor did I have a shortage of reading material so no worries.what a gift to have a huge chunk of time to just be - read, look out the window, think, converse with others if one wants, whatever
Paul Auster
I read two wonderful novels on the ride, both were written by new york based writer paul auster. auster is a well-established and renown author, but totally new to me. last week I picked up his book the brooklyn follies while I was at the library, my interest was piqued the moment I read the blurb on the back, and was so swept away by auster's style and voice, I had to read more. so before leaving cleveland, I ran to the library and traded in brooklyn follies for two more auster books - timbuktu and oracle night. I highly recommend all three books. but if you want a small book that is sweet and serious and will touch your heart in all sorts of surprising ways , timbuktu is a must read. technically timbuktu is probably a novella (only 180 magic filled pages of prose) and the other book is not much longer. after checking out auster on the portal I discovered I was familiar with his work, he wrote the screenplay and co-directed one of my all time favorite films smoke (1995) .
External links
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Paul Auster (The Definitive Website), Stuart Pilkington's website about Paul Auster, first set up in 2000, with comprehensive information on the author's work and life - apparently not edited since 2008.
'The Searcher', interview with The Guardian in May 1999
'An Interview with Paul Auster', interview with 3:AM Magazine in November 2001
'Dem old Bush blues', interview with The Times in April 2004
'The Tyrannies and Epiphanies of Chance', interview in the Oxonian Review in June 2004
'Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt in conversation' at the Key West Literary Seminar in September 2007 (audio)
George Dunford interviews Paul Auster, interview with Cordite Poetry Review in August 2008
'Interview: Paul Auster on His Newest Novel, Man in the Dark', interview with Village Voice in September 2008
Interview with Auster, discussing Man in the Dark with George Miller in November 2008 (audio)
'The mechanics of reality', discussion between Paul Auster and school students in January 2009 (includes audio)
I want to tell you a story piece by Auster at The Guardian, November 6, 2006. The subtitle reads: "one of America's greatest living novelists, argues that fiction is 'magnificently useless', but the act of creation and the pleasure of reading are incomparable human joys that we should savour"
Paul Auster: Bio, excerpts, interviews and articles in the archives of the Prague Writers' Festival
Guardian Books "Author Page", with profile and links to further articles.
Blog about Paul Auster in Portuguese, with news and reviews.
This is Brooklyn, Blog about Paul Auster in Spanish, new site!
'Dossier - The Brooklyn Follies', a collection of essays on Paul Auster's The Brooklyn Follies (English and French), on La Clé des Langues
Paul Auster at the Internet Movie Database
Persondata
Name
Auster, Paul
Alternative names
Auster, Paul Benjamin (full name); Benjamin, Paul (pseudonym); Queen, Paul (pseudonym)
Short description
Novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter
Date of birth
February 3, 1947
Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Date of death
Place of death
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster"
WANDERING IN THE STREETS
yesterday, my first full day in new york, was absolutely perfect - that is if one considers 60 degree temperatures, blue skies and streets filled with smiling, happy people perfection. a friend from connecticut came in to spend the day and hanging out with a friend of almost thirty years only added to the perfection of the day. we had a relaxing day wandering about and catching up - nancy came to see me, and we had the shared goal to visit the rubin, but it was hard to stop wandering the streets, soaking it all in and go inside. sometime after 4 we finally did. on fridays the museum is open until 10 p.m. so we didn't feel too much pressure. thanks nancy for spending your day off with me.
EDNA'S HOUSE
willow, if you are reading this post, I want you to know that since we were in the neighborhood, we walked by edna's old flat - affectionately known as the narrowest house - and gave the house (and any lingering essence of edna) your regards. and oh yes, I snapped a picture for you just in case you have a st. edna altar!with this post concluded, the mouse is now on holiday! I'll be back the beginning of march - until then take care, be kind, and have fun!! namaste!