{"product_id":"city-of-glass-isbn-9780140097313","title":"City of Glass","description":"\u003cb\u003eEDGAR AWARD NOMINEE • In this stunning debut novel, the first volume in Paul Auster’s acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy, \u003c\/i\u003ean author determined to solve a mystery begins to descend into madness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Remarkable . . . The book is a pleasure to read, full of suspense and action. . . . [A] strange and powerful adventure.”—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter a strange phone call in the middle of the night, Quinn, an author of detective stories, becomes enmeshed in a case more puzzling than any he might have written. Composed with hallucinatory clarity, \u003ci\u003eCity of Glass \u003c\/i\u003ecombines dark humor with Hitchcock-like suspense.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass \u003c\/i\u003einaugurates the intriguing \u003ci\u003eNew York Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003eof novels that \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World \u003c\/i\u003ehas classified as “post-existential private eye. . . . It’s as if Kafka has gotten hooked on the gumshoe game and penned his own ever-spiraling version.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brilliant installments of Paul Auster’s \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003einclude:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCITY OF GLASS • GHOSTS • THE LOCKED ROOM\u003c\/b\u003e“Remarkable . . . the book is a pleasure to read, full of suspense and action. . .[A] strange and powerful adventure in Paul Auster’s art.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Exhilarating . . . A brilliant investigation of the storyteller’s art, guided by a writer-detective who’s never satisfied with just the facts.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A wondrous whodunit for metaphysicians, an intricate detective story and many-layered romance.”\u003cb\u003e—Russell Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Paul Auster:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“One of the great American prose stylists of our time.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Auster really does possess the wand of the enchanter.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“One of the great writers of our time.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Contemporary American writing at its best.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e Invisible\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A literary original who is perfecting a hybrid genre of his own.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for \u003ci\u003eBurning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. Paul Auster died in 2024.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299849588965,"sku":"NP9780140097313","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140097313.jpg?v=1767723764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/city-of-glass-isbn-9780140097313","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}