Invisible

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Invisible is a 2009 novel by Paul Auster that follows a young aspiring poet whose life is irrevocably altered by a chance encounter with a mysterious couple in 1967 New York, exploring themes of identity, memory, and narrative unreliability.

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instanceOf novel
author Paul Auster NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresConcept blurred boundary between reality and fiction
construction of self through narrative
unreliability of memory
genre literary fiction
metafiction
psychological novel
hasCharacter Adam Walker NERFINISHED
Margot NERFINISHED
Rudolf Born NERFINISHED
hasForm hardcover
paperback
print
hasMotiveForce chance encounter
hasPart multiple sections with different narrative modes
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter Adam Walker NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
narrativeStructure multi-part structure
narrativeTechnique frame narrative
unreliable narration
originalLanguage English
partOf Paul Auster bibliography NERFINISHED
plotSummary A young aspiring poet in 1967 New York has his life altered by a chance encounter with a mysterious couple.
protagonistOccupation aspiring poet
publicationYear 2009
publisher Henry Holt and Company NERFINISHED
setInLocation New York City
setInPeriod 1967
theme guilt
identity
memory
moral ambiguity
narrative unreliability
sexuality
truth and fiction
violence
timeOfNarration years after the events of 1967

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Paul Auster notableWork Invisible