Paul Auster Lightning bolt death changed my life

Paul Auster describes how the tragic death of a young boy at a summer camp they were both attending still haunts him today. It was caused by a lightning bolt and it may explain his search for meaning in his work, especially "The Music of Chance". Sometimes that "music" may be macabre.


We need stories, we need books. Writer Paul Auster explains why he needs to write (above) and why we need to read (below).