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"My name is Paul Auster. That is not my real name": The search for identity in Paul Auster's City of Glass

Author

  • Jakob Pearson

Summary, in English

Daniel Quinn is the protagonist in Paul Auster's novel City of Glass. This essay traces his development chronologically to assess his search for, need of, and eventual lack of an identity.

Department/s

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Document type

Student publication for Bachelor's degree

Topic

  • Languages and Literatures

Keywords

  • Paul Auster
  • City of Glass
  • The New York Trilogy
  • Identity
  • identitet i litteraturen
  • Stad av glas
  • New York-trilogin
  • English language and literature
  • Engelska (språk och litteratur)

Supervisor

  • Cecilia Wadsö-Lecaros