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Oracle Night: A Novel

In 'Oracle Night,' a struggling writer finds himself entangled in a complex web of reality and imagination after discovering a mysterious novel in a secondhand bookstore. The novel's enigmatic content begins to blur the lines between the writer's own life and the story within the book, leading to a profound and thought-provoking exploration of the nature of storytelling. more

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Paul Auster
Paul Auster

Paul Auster is an American author known for his unique narrative style and philosophical reflections. His works often explore themes of identity, memory, and reality, and have won him a wide audience. more

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“I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman's fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by men." "Perhaps I shall. Yes, yes, if you please, no reference to examples in books. Men have had every advantage of us in telling their own story. Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree; the pen has been in their hands. I will not allow books to prove anything.”

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