ESSAY ON: “Moon Palace”: A Review of the Book by Paul Auster

Number of Pages 15

This research paper: A 15 page overview of the plot and literary structure of Auster’s novel. The author of this paper asserts that this novel is a study in literary contrast. The book can be accurately described as a chronicle of innumerable tragedies and a comedy alike. It can equally be described as a bildungsroman, a kuntslerroman, a tall tale, an autobiography, and a history book as well as one or two other literary genres, one of the most important of which is that of a tragedy. Auster’s incredible ability to present a sequence of almost unbelievable events and consequences and to weave those events and consequences into the main plot has, however, been highly praised and criticized. The author of this paper asserts that while some criticize this book for this very quality, it should be recognized that instead of criticism, this novel deserves It classification as a modern version of the literary genre of tragedy. Bibliography lists 14 sources.


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