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How can you think about the world without factoring in the unforseen, the fluke event?

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Auster, Paul. Conversations with Paul Auster. Edited by James M. Hutchisson, University Press of Mississippi, 2013.

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About the Author

Paul Auster

Born: February 3, 1947
Nationality: American
Profession: Novelist, Poet, Filmmaker, Translator

Biography

Paul Benjamin Auster is an American writer and film director. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.

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