The American novelist Paul Auster, author of works such as The New York Trilogy and Mr.Vertigo, died this Tuesday at the age of 77. The information was provided by The New York Times, which confirmed that the writer died at his home in New York, due to complications related to lung cancer.
Born into a Jewish family of Austrian descent, in 1947, in Newark (New Jersey), Auster would later make Brooklyn his home and the setting of his novels, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.
He has an extensive literary work published in more than 40 languages.
In Portugal, Paul Auster has published a large part of his work, particularly his novels, such as Mr Vertigo, Moon Palace, Music of Chance, Leviathan, The New York Trilogy, Timbuktu, The book of illusions, The madness of Brooklyn, The man in the darkness It is 4 3 2 1for which he was a finalist for the Booker Prize.
He signed on to direct a couple of films, including The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007), partially shot in Portugal.
He was awarded the 2006 Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature, made a Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters in 2007 and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
