In the Country of Last Things

In the Country of Last Things
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Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9780571266739
ISBN-13 : 0571266738
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Book Synopsis In the Country of Last Things by : Paul Auster

Download or read book In the Country of Last Things written by Paul Auster and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'That is how it works in the City. Every time you think you know the answer to a question, you discover that the question makes no sense . . .' This is the story of Anna Blume and her journey to find her lost brother, William, in the unnamed City. Like the City itself, however, it is a journey that is doomed, and so all that is left is Anna's unwritten account of what happened. Paul Auster takes us to an unspecified and devastated world in which the self disappears amidst the horrors that surround us. But this is not just an imaginary, futuristic world: like the settings of Kafka stories, it is one that echoes our own, and in doing so addresses some of our darker legacies. In the Country of Last Things is a tense, psychological take on the dystopian novel. It continues Auster's deep exploration of his central themes: the modern city, the mysteries of storytelling, and the elusive and unstable nature of truth.


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