Portrait of an Invisible Man

The book “Portrait of an Invisible Man,” is a response by the brilliant Paul Auster to his father’s death. His father dropped dead one day, unexpectedly, after being in perfect health. Despite the abruptness of his demise, Auster did not grieve and was ready to move on following the news. But, something troubled him and this concern would ultimately lead to the creation of this piece. He writes, “What disturbed me was something else, …

…struggle even more and makes the piece difficult to read. This struggle also caused him to question even the possibility of writing this work. His questions are answered by the piece never fully achieving closure. Auster’s work is an unusual and difficult piece, and it seems that he writes the work as a way to experiment with other ways of thinking. But, by doing so, he adds intrigue to it due to its originality.