Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

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"The New York Trilogy is a seminal masterpiece by American author Paul Auster, originally published sequentially between 1985 and 1986, and later collected into a single volume in 1987. The collection marks a radical, postmodern subversion of the classic detective genre, transforming traditional mystery plots into profound, existential investigations of identity, language, and reality.
The trilogy comprises three interconnected novellas:
• City of Glass: Crime novelist Daniel Quinn receives a mysterious late-night phone call from someone asking for a private detective named `Paul Auster.` Quinn accepts the role, assumes the identity, and descends into a labyrinth of madness while tracking an eccentric old man through the streets of Manhattan.
• Ghosts: A highly stylized, abstract tale where all characters are named after colors. A client named White hires a private eye named Blue to spy on a man named Black from a Brooklyn apartment window. The routine surveillance quickly transforms into a crippling obsession, eroding Blue`s sense of self.
• The Locked Room: An unnamed narrator is tasked with managing the literary estate of his childhood friend, Fanshawe, who has vanished and left behind a wife, a baby, and a massive cache of unpublished manuscripts. As the narrator steps into Fanshawe`s professional shoes, he slowly begins to usurp his entire life.

Key Themes & Features

• Postmodern Anti-Mystery: Auster strips away conventional detective tropes. Instead of answering `whodunit,` the narratives focus on the erosion of identity, the failure of language, and the instability of reality. The author himself even appears as a character within his own text.
• The Urban Labyrinth: New York City acts as more than just a setting; it serves as a chaotic, alienating maze where characters routinely lose both their physical and psychological bearings.
• Critical Acclaim: The trilogy solidified Auster`s international reputation, with The New York Times celebrating it as one of the most significant works of New York fiction in the last century.
• Visual Legacy: The work has been adapted into stunning graphic novels featuring illustrations by legendary comic book artists, including David Mazzucchelli and Lorenzo Mattotti."