![]() ![]() Those series of coincidences that mark the narrative of the stories that make up The New York Trilogy are interconnected to one way or another with yet another piece of threat tying the stories together: the Double. A closer second appraisal reveals that the genuine force binding these three detective tales together is a force that Auster has termed “the mechanics of reality” but which the overwhelmingly majority of people know by another name. ![]() The primary unifying force behind these novels that makes them suitable for collecting together as a trilogy would appear at first glance to be that each is a detective story. In a manner not dissimilar to John Dos Passos’ monument trilogy U.S.A, Auster’s definitive work is actually composed of three separate and distinct novel: City of Glass, Ghosts and The Locked Room. Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy has a title true to its promise. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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