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The Story of My Typewriter

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The Story of My Typewriter
First edition
AuthorPaul Auster
IllustratorSam Messer
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography
PublisherDistributed Art Publishers
Publication date
2002
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages63
ISBN1891024329
OCLC606639033
813.54
LC ClassPS3551.U77

The Story of My Typewriter is a 2002 book, by Paul Auster, mostly with pictures by the painter Sam Messer.[1] It is about the author's old Olympia (de) typewriter. Auster bought the typewriter in 1974 from an old college friend who had owned it since 1962. Allegedly, everything Auster has written since has been typed on it.

Reception

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Publishers Weekly described the book as "undeniably odd but captivating", praising both Auster's writing and Messer's artwork.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Mark Brown (2007). Paul Auster. Manchester University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7190-7397-7.
  2. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Story of My Typewriter by Paul Auster". Publishers Weekly. 2002-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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