Paul Oster is a well-known American writer, screenwriter and translator. This wonderful writer works in such literary areas as postmodernism and absurdism.
Writer Biography
Paul Oster was born on February 3, 1947 in the United States of America, in the state of Newark.
The writer did not immediately become interested in literary activity. Paul Oster began to print his works only in 1974.
The fame came to the writer after a series of books about New York. The first part of the trilogy was published in 1985, and already in 1986, after the publication of the third book, Paul Oster received an award - the American Literary Prize.
About creativity
The success of the writer brought books written in the genre of criminal prose. It was in these books that the author tried to uncover the problem of crime, the search for one's self and the spiritual goal of human existence.
Paul Oster is known as the author of the most famous novels: "Timbuktu", "The invention of loneliness", "Music of chance."
Many books by Paul Oster have been made into films. Being the author of most scripts, he is also known as a director.
Speaking about the activities of Paul, it is important to note that he is also a translator. He translated many works from French. Among the works translated by Oster, we can mention such authors as Sartre, Mallarmé, Breton, Aragon.
Paul's bibliography is very voluminous. You can find novels, scripts, as well as autobiographical prose, essays and even poetry collections.
Almost all of his works are translated into many languages of the world.
Today, Paul Oster is also engaged in literary activities, receiving prizes and awards for his creations.
In general, speaking about the work of this writer, it is important to note that he is truly a master of his craft, because his works make a person think, reflect on those events that formed the basis of the plot of the book. The intellectual novels that have come out of the hands of Paul Oster are so multifaceted in their internal content that simply reading without thinking will not work. What the author writes about, in fact, affects all areas of life, global problems, the problems of one people and the problems of each individual. This is an indicator that the author is really worth it to be revered, and his books were understood and remained in the reader's memory.
The story of the creation of the novel "Leviathan"
The novel is one of the most famous works of the writer. The book was recently translated into Russian.
In literary circles, there is such a rule: if the writer is really talented, then in his literary archive there must be at least one work on the problem of terrorism, otherwise the writer is worthless. The book was written only after a friend of Paul Oster created a work describing the life of Mao II. The work "Leviathan" was the answer to the challenge thrown by a friend of Oster.
The book is a unique novel that contains many spiritual problems of our time. She talks about how a common love for one person can not only create enmity between two old comrades, but also strengthen friendship even closer and bring them closer. In addition, the author perfectly emphasizes how a person is able to change his life because of egoism proper, how sometimes because of his ego all plans change, and by no means for the better.
The book "Leviathan": the plot
In the center of the plot is a well-mannered man born in New York. His main attraction is the study of provincial towns and the search for models that repeat the image of the Statue of Liberty. Why does he need it? In order to then explode all these layouts. But why does the main character do it - you need to figure it out ...
The work "Book of Illusions"
The plot focuses on a professor who once in the past lost his entire family in a terrible car accident. Fleeing his own thoughts with alcohol, the main character accidentally stumbles upon an old film in which an actor who once went missing at the very peak of his creative career starred. Suddenly, the professor begins to change the course of his thoughts, which brings something new to his life.