Paul Auster

Paul Auster
Auster in 2010
Born
Paul Benjamin Auster

(1947-02-03)February 3, 1947
DiedApril 30, 2024(2024-04-30) (aged 77)
Pen namePaul Benjamin
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • filmmaker
  • translator
Alma materColumbia University (BA, MA)
Period1974–2024
GenrePoetry, literary fiction
Spouse
(m. 1974; div. 1977)
(m. 1982)
Children2, including Sophie Auster
Signature
Website
paul-auster.com

Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.