Menu
Search by Name
Search by Name
PAUL AUSTER Obituary
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Memories and Condolences
for PAUL AUSTER
3 Entries
Magdalena de La-Puente
July 19, 2024
Paul, Siri and his family became part of my "literary family". I saw Paul many times in Buenos aires, my daughter sang to him. We both adored his novels where absurdism and chance were intertwined with irony. We feel life has lost a lot of its magic. I cannot say how sorry I am to Siri, their daughter and grandson. If I as reader feel this incomprehensible void in my life.
Sending all my love and gratitude to the Auster family for having taken care of Mr. Auster so selflessly.
Brendan lawlor
May 18, 2024
I want to say to someone, that Pauls memory and his writing inspired in me a belief in the power to transform. Transform what we see into possibility and understanding. Transform from a bleak soulless existence. I listened to a radio interview with him back in the 1980´s arriving home from work after a long tiring shift in a children´s home in north London. He said something about the power of coincidence and chance being life giving. His voice was hypnotic to me. It seemed to open a door I was waiting to be opened. I had spent three years studying American literature and, with a few exceptions, was lost in a sea of puzzlement - doubts - troubled I couldn´t really get the point. He told stories that revealed people´s lives with compassion and depth. More ! Mystery - yes ! Writing as though a great mystery was about to unfold despite the trouble that lined it. He seemed to cut through to a more real person and experience than many writers did. I felt a voice - his voice in his work.
I was shaking - 1st reading that had the same affect was Moonpalace. The same as listening to him and more. Inarticulate, I have been to explain what he did in that book, I since read a few times, never quite getting what had happened. Which bit cast the spell. He was a truth seeker. I read somewhere that stories arrive where they are needed most or was It his words are carried by those who know or able to know the story being told. I felt I had been given a chalice and read everything that followed. I carried his book though it was a bible. I went to one of his in-person readings - at the book signing I stood dumb as he went through the process. He spoke in that hallowed place about trying to say in as few a words what needed to be said. Credited his wife to helping him understand this. I couldn´t stop watching his hands - his fingers softly messaging the best words to use. Weaving the words into the hall and the audience as well as he could.
Thank you Paul - may you be remembered for your kindness, your wisdom and helping this lost soul through. Now where though?
Whitney Vaughan
May 12, 2024
I´m no one, and not terribly well read, average maybe. But every time I started a novel by Paul Auster, it was as if his literary DNA matched my receptors exactly, and my brain would settle down and understand and hum like perfect machinery. I´ve read just about everything he wrote, and this happened with every single novel of his . No other author hit my mind like smack, as his did so reliably. Thank you, Mr. Auster, I will miss reading you.
Showing 1 - 3 of 3 results
Make a Donation
in PAUL AUSTER's name
Memorial Events
for PAUL AUSTER
How to support PAUL's loved ones
Honor a beloved veteran with a special tribute of ‘Taps’ at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The nightly ceremony in Washington, D.C. will be dedicated in honor of your loved one on the day of your choosing.
Read more
Should I Send Sympathy Flowers?
What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
Read more
What Should I Write in a Sympathy Card?
We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
Read moreResources to help you cope with loss
How to Cope With Grief
Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you.
Read more
Estate Settlement Guide
If you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
Read more
Obituaries, grief & privacy: Legacy’s news editor on NPR podcast
Legacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
Read moreWays to honor PAUL AUSTER's life and legacy
Obituary Examples
You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
Read more
Obituary Templates – Customizable Examples and Samples
These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
Read more
How Do I Write a Eulogy?
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
Read more
