Paul Auster has died
A very important American writer, some of his works :
The Invention of Solitude
New York Trilogy
The Music Of Chance
Smoke (screenplay)
many others - haven't read nearly enough of him, tbh.
I've never heard of him but RIP.
shareCheck out the film "The Music Of Chance", w/ Mandy Patinkin & James Spader, etc. It has a sort of ethereal relentlessness about it - gives you a feel for Auster's power as narrator.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_of_Chance_(film)