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When I immigrated to USA, his books were my way of learning English in high school. I still (23 years later) consider Moon Palace one of my favorite books of al
by hakunin 3y ago
When I immigrated to USA, his books were my way of learning English in high school. I still (23 years later) consider Moon Palace one of my favorite books of all time. Paul has a way of making the real world feel somewhat magical, wistful, mysterious. The only similar feeling I got since then was when playing the game Disco Elysium.
- jaynetics 3y agoYou might enjoy The Tobbaconist by Robert Seethaler.
- molly0 3y agoAs a non-native English speaker, Austers’ “The New York Trilogy” got me into reading (and enjoying) English books in high school.
- mtillman 3y agoThis is great to hear. That book made me feel secure about enjoying baseball on the radio and opera season.
- paganel 3y agoI got to love baseball after seeing a Paul Auster interview at Shea Stadium on a German-French arts-focused TV channel. That was more than 20 years ago, and it’s interesting that while I’ve never been to the States I still care about the Mets (with all the good and the bad that comes with that, mostly the bad).
- Probiotic6081 3y agoMoon Palace was one of my favourite books in English class too! I read it again as an adult a couple years ago and didnt enjoy ih too much unfortunately.
- hakunin 3y agoI wouldn't be too surprised if this happens on re-read, but it was definitely the right book at the right time.