Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
February 3, 1947
Died
April 30, 2024 (age 77)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Paul Benjamin Auster
Paul Auster
Biography
Paul Benjamin Auster was an American author known for works blending absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction and the search for identity and personal meaning in works such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005).
Known For
TV
Apostrophes
Self
1975
Film
Bonnie
Self
2022
Film
The Music of Chance
1993
Film
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Film
Amos Oz: The Nature of Dreams
Self
2009
Film
Siri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Self
Self
2026
Film
Paul Auster: What If
Self - Writer
2019
Film
The Fall
1969
Film
Out of My Head
2017
Film
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
Self
2011
Film
As Smart As They Are: The Author Project
Himself
2005
Film
Act of God
himself
2009
Film
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Doc
Himself
2008
Film
Running Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Film
Himself
Filmography
2026FilmSiri Hustvedt – Dance Around the Selfas Self2022FilmBonnieas Self2019FilmPaul Auster: What Ifas Self - Writer2017FilmOut of My Head2011FilmCharlotte Rampling: The Lookas Self2009FilmAct of Godas himself2009FilmAmos Oz: The Nature of Dreamsas Self2008FilmDocas Himself2007FilmThe Inner Life of Martin Frostas Narrator (voice)2006FilmEdge of Outsideas Self2005FilmAs Smart As They Are: The Author Projectas Himself1993FilmThe Music of Chance1975TVApostrophesas Self1969FilmThe Fall—FilmRunning Off to the Circus: Paul Auster on Filmas Himself