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Perival's avatar

Thanks for the notes about the 1990 reading with DeLillo! Hadn't seen that picture before.

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Richard Klin's avatar

I saw Auster strolling down Park Slope's main drag around 1997. Thanks for this really fascinating piece--and you're very lucky to have been able to speak with him and see him face-to-face.

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Peter F's avatar

Thanks for this, Mark. I’ve written various academic things about Auster. He really did occupy a space in my intellectual musings for a while (and I am a diehard Mets fan because of him). I wonder if anyone has written on baseball in Auster’s writing? That might be the next project!

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Glenn Krasner's avatar

Man, that was one beautiful tribute. Best part of my day was reading this!!! Thank you so much for sharing your memories and impressions. Glenn

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Kimberly Brown's avatar

His books influenced me so much, especially the New York Trilogy which I read when I was new to the city. May his work flourish. Thanks for writing this Mark.

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