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The Music of Chance
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The Music of Chance
'By the time Nashe understood what was happening to him, he was past the point of wanting it to end.'
Paul Auster's unsettling tale of chance and gambling from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)
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Paul Auster fuses Samuel Beckett and The Brothers Grimm in this brilliant and unsettling parable.
Following the death of his father, Jim Nashe takes to the open road. But there he picks up Pozzi, a hitchhiking gambler, and is drawn into a dangerous game of high-stakes poker with two eccentric and reclusive millionaires.
The Music of Chance masterfully explores themes of fate, risk, and the unexpected twists of life.
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The Music of Chance by Paul Auster is often praised for its exploration of existential themes and the unpredictable nature of fate. Reviewers have highlighted Auster's compelling storytelling and the novel's enigmatic, thought-provoking narrative. Some readers appreciate the book's blend of realism and surrealism, creating a vivid yet unsettling atmosphere.
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ISBN: 9780571229079
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 January 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 171g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Paul Auster is the best-selling author of Invisible, Moon Palace, Mr Vertigo, 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 short-listed 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 thirty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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