In the Country of Last Things (1987) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Anna Blume: Stubborn, brave, smart.
• William Blume: Brother of Anna Blume, journalist
• Samuel Farr: journalist
• Isabel: Add a description of this character.
• Ferdinand
• Victoria: selfless, warm, kind
• Boris Stepanovich: smart, full of immagination, articulate
• Frick: good at fixing things, funny, optimistic
• Willie: retarded, Frick's grandson
• Dujardin
• Isaac
• Dr. Woburn

Quotes edit see section history

• “It was always so beautiful to me, so much more beautiful than the things in the city, and every year I would say to myself, Anna, you have never seen anything more beautiful than this - try to remember it, try to memorize all the beautiful things you are seeing, and in that way they will always be with you, even when you can't see them anymore”

  Anna

• “There is a law of city life that says you must never knock on a door unless you know what is on the other side.”

  Anna

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Paul Auster (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Auster, Paul
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary