This is a great book. I love Paul Auster’s writing and the fact that he wanted to write the history of his typewriter, the one he used to create all of his fantastic writing, makes me love it even more.
If you want to “read” this book it’ll take you 20 minutes from cover to cover, it really is that short. But what makes it such an interesting journey are the incredible works of art by Sam Messer interspersed amongst the words. These differ widely in application but some of them are so visceral that you are tempted to believe that you can touch Auster’s typewriter through the page. Read it first, then spend an hour or two browsing the gallery and then read it again – it’s worth it.
A lovely book, an original idea (once again from Auster) and one that leaves you uplifted. Highly recommended.
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