{"product_id":"day-night-two-novels-travels-in-the-scriptorium-and-man-in-the-dark-paperback","title":"Day\/Night: Two Novels: Travels in the Scriptorium and Man in the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time in one volume, two existential classics by internationally bestselling novelist Paul Auster.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDay\/Night\u003c\/i\u003e brings together two metaphysical novels that mirror each other and are meant to be read in tandem: two men, each confined to a room, one suddenly alert to his existence, the other desperate to escape into sleep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Travels in the Scriptorium\u003c\/i\u003e, elderly Mr. Blank wakes in an unfamiliar cell, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He must use the few objects he finds and the information imparted by the day's string of visitors to cobble together an idea of his identity. In \u003ci\u003eMan in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, another old man, August Brill, suffering from insomnia, struggles to push away thoughts of painful personal losses by imagining what might have been. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Who are we? What is real and not real? How does the political intersect with the personal? After great loss, why are some of us unable to go on? \"One of America's greats\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out - Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"a descendant of Kafka and Borges,\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) Auster explores in these two small masterpieces some of our most pressing philosophical concerns.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster \u003c\/b\u003ewas the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloodbath Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaumgartner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis Étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Premio Napoli for \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He was also a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e), the PEN\/Faulkner Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Music of Chance\u003c\/i\u003e), the Edgar Award (\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Man Booker Prize (\u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e). Auster was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He died at age seventy-seven in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.29 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556607455539,"sku":"9781250037879","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/clQ-WsBMXW9781250037879.webp?v=1761162760","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/day-night-two-novels-travels-in-the-scriptorium-and-man-in-the-dark-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}