![]() It explores layers of identity and reality, from Paul Auster the writer of the novel to the unnamed "author" who reports the events as reality, to "Paul Auster the writer", a character in the story, to "Paul Auster the detective", who may or may not exist in the novel, to Peter Stillman the younger, to Peter Stillman the elder and, finally, to Daniel Quinn, the protagonist.Ĭity of Glass has an intertextual relationship with Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote. ![]() The first story, City of Glass, features an author of detective fiction who becomes a private investigator and descends into madness as he becomes embroiled in the investigation of a case. The Trilogy is a postmodern interpretation of detective and mystery fiction, exploring various philosophical themes. Originally published sequentially as City of Glass (1985), Ghosts (1986) and The Locked Room (1986), it has since been collected into a single volume. The New York Trilogy is a series of novels by American writer Paul Auster. ![]()
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