Description
Anna Bloom, a beautiful, pampered young woman, writes in her diary about the years she spent in an unknown city, desperately searching for her brother William, a journalist who disappeared while on assignment.
What happened in “The Country of Last Things” remains completely unknown, but the outcome is devastating: the total destruction of everything connected to humanity. Some race toward their goal, others throw themselves from the tops of the remaining skyscrapers, while others head toward euthanasia clinics.
Amid this vast devastation, Anna continues her frightening flood and joins the group of garbage men, only to be surprised by a love stronger than flame.
This narrative, despite its abstract nature, contains truths about our history and our moral role in dealing with the violent world we have created.
“In the Country of Last Things” is considered one of Paul Auster’s most significant novelistic achievements.
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