4 3 2 1

Name: 4 3 2 1
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780571324651
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By Paul Auster

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4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster is a sweeping narrative exploring the unfolding lives of Archie Ferguson across four different, yet parallel realities. As each version of Ferguson's life takes a unique path, the book delves into the randomness of fate and how life’s various circumstances shape identity. The novel weaves together themes of love, family, and the pursuit of individual destiny.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the idea of exploring one person's life through multiple, parallel narratives. It's a captivating journey through various possibilities, touching on themes of chance, choice, and destiny. This book may appeal if you appreciate detailed character studies and the exploration of how small events can lead to vastly different outcomes.

Shortlisted 2017 Man Booker Prize: Paul Auster's first novel in seven years - his greatest, most provocative, most heartbreaking and most satisfying work.

Auster's Booker Prize-shortlisted epic from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)

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On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born.

From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths.

Four Fergusons will go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast.

Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the fullness of life itself.

4 3 2 1 explores these themes, painting a vivid portrait of a character spread across multiple realities.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster is praised for its ambitious narrative structure, detailing four parallel lives of the protagonist, Ferguson. Critics have commended the intricate storytelling and exploration of identity, while noting its substantial length. Some find the multiple plotlines captivating, providing a profound reflection on the nature of chance and destiny.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571324651

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 763g

Pages: 1088

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About the Author

Paul Auster is the bestselling author of Winter Journal, Sunset Park, Man in the Dark, The Brooklyn Follies, The Book of Illusions and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Among his other honours are the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke and the Prix Medicis Etranger for Leviathan. He has also been shortlisted for both the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (The Book of Illusions) and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (The Music of Chance). His work has been translated into more than forty languages.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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