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Originally published in 1988, anthony storrs enlightening meditation on the creative individuals need for solitude has become a classic. Jul 22, 2015 i read austers book the invention of solitude with bated breath when my advisor, harvard divinity school professor michael d. The first section, portrait of an invisible man, reveals austers memories and feelings after the death of his father. A microcosm of columbian life, its secrets lie hidden, encoded in a book and only aureliano buendia can fathom its mysteries and reveal its shrouded destiny. The first section, portrait of an invisible man, reveals austers memories and feelings after the death of his father, a distant, undemonstrative, almost cold man. The invention of solitude was written by paul auster and was first published in 1982. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book. One hundred years of solitude project gutenberg self.
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