"A high-wire explication of his inner life... Auster's phenomenal literary powers are generated by his equal fluency in matters emotional and cerebral. Here the origins of that sustaining duality are revealed." --Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
December 2013 Indie Next Pick "A high-wire explication of his inner life... Auster's phenomenal literary powers are generated by his equal fluency in matters emotional and cerebral. Here the origins of that sustaining duality are revealed." --Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... Auster has long rendered life as something of a puzzle; here are some significant, illuminating pieces." --"Kirkus"
December 2013 Indie Next Pick "Celebrated author Auster ("Sunset Park") observes his own life in this engaging memoir... Auster presents a fascinating take on the memoir. Students and fans will appreciate his original examination of his interior self." - Library Journal (Starred)"A high-wire explication of his inner life... Auster's phenomenal literary powers are generated by his equal fluency in matters emotional and cerebral. Here the origins of that sustaining duality are revealed." --Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... Auster has long rendered life as something of a puzzle; here are some significant, illuminating pieces." --"Kirkus"
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"Intimate, even claustrophobic, this journey into the author's memory banks reads like a primal scream, an attempt to relive his youth and evolution."--" Oprah Magazine
""Auster should be recognized as one of the great American prose stylists of our time.... [Auster's] autobiographical works are jewels perfectly cut, luminous little books... It would not be inaccurate to describe the first section, which gives the book its title, as perfect." "- The New York Times Book Review
"""Report from the Interior" is a fetchingly original, if eclectic, examination of what it feels like to be a young person in a puzzle-world that still hasn't fallen into place. We all felt it as children; Auster has simply revisited it and put it into words."" -- Richmond Times-Dispatch
""["Report From the Interior"] adds another piece to the jigsaw puzzle of one of our greatest writers.... There are wonderful Austerian twists and ruminations here, making for a satisfying addition to his eclectic canon." "-- Shelf Awareness
""[Auster is an] achingly talented essayist." "-- Denver Post
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"Celebrated author Auster ("Sunset Park") observes his own life in this engaging memoir... Auster presents a fascinating take on the memoir. Students and fans will appreciate his original examination of his interior self." - "Library Journal" (Starred)
"A high-wire explication of his inner life... Auster's phenomenal literary powers are generated by his equal fluency in matters emotional and cerebral. Here the origins of that sustaining duality are revealed." --Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... A