--- product_id: 6386903 title: "City of Glass" brand: "paul auster" price: "₨390" currency: SCR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sc/products/6386903-city-of-glass store_origin: SC region: Seychelles --- # City of Glass **Brand:** paul auster **Price:** ₨390 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** City of Glass by paul auster - **How much does it cost?** ₨390 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sc](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/6386903-city-of-glass) ## Best For - paul auster enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted paul auster brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description City of Glass (New York Trilogy, 1) ## Images ![City of Glass - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51OAN7KdEgL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ very creative read! *by J***2 on Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2023* bought this for a class assignment, was incredibly complex and fun to read. Incredible creativity. The author developed an amazing plot and story. Complete brain teaser. Great entertainment. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Steps outside the genre *by T***D on Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021* The fact that this doesn't follow the path of a traditional mystery, and yet is very much a detective story, represent what I loved and disliked about this book. It's a good read; a compelling story about a driven character. But, if you are looking for a story that ticks off the boxes of a detective story, this ain't it. As contemporary literature, as an exploration of words, written by someone fascinated with language, it is excellent. But, in many ways, the digressions, which ring of Borges, are better than the main story. Or maybe they are the story. Well worth a read. ### ⭐ The One Paul Auster Novel to Read if ... *by B***K on Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2023* You never want to read another one. Short version: It is boring, inane, and self-indulgent. Starts promising but quickly goes off the tracks. A waste of time.Long Version (with some spoilers):I don’t normally write reviews as negative as this one, but I differ so greatly with the positive ones that I want to share my opinions with those who might be tempted to read it. As I said, it starts off with some promise. A character named Quinn, himself a writer, gets a phone call for someone who thinks Quinn is Paul Auster (a metafictional beginning, right?), and wants him to protect her and especially her psychologically impaired young son from his father, who will soon be released from prison after serving time for the mental damage he imposed on his child. Basically that consisted of keeping him isolated and never hearing anyone speak for years, because the father thought a new language needed to be invented to ‘’save humanity,” and his son would be the beginning of that revolution.On a whim Quinn takes the job and the plot goes downhill from there. He spends endless hours waiting at Grand Central for the father’s arrival, then endless days following him (Peter Stillman) on his solitary meanderings around the city, during which he collects various objects found on the street and never seems aware of his surroundings. You keep waiting for something to happen, as it reads mostly like a walking tour of New York streets. So it’s a bit of a slog for a while until Quinn recognizes a pattern in Stillman’s walks and decides to take a risk and interact with him. Having done his research Quinn knows that Stillman is highly intelligent and obsessed with the topic of how human language, once perfect in the Garden of Eden, with all words having precise, unique meanings, has devolved into confusion.During three of these encounters, Stillman expounds on his theory that only he can be the savior of humanity by imposing the correct form of language on the world. Auster spends too much time and too many pages describing a man that is clearly insane. Then comes a welcome break: Quinn decides to visit the man he has been mistaken for – Paul Auster – in his home. While that is better than the tedium that proceeded it, it nonetheless comes across as a somewhat lame attempt at metafiction and doesn’t really go anywhere.Then the plot hurtles downhill! Stillman disappears, his wife and child disappear, and Quinn becomes as obsessed as the nutjob he was following. Two full pages, 163 and 164, consist of Quinn walking around Manhattan; every street, intersection, and sight are described with no action whatsoever; it’s the most boring walking tour of NYC you could ever take. Quinn’s mental state slowly and boringly devolves similar to Stillman’s. Nothing further is learned about him or the Stillman’s, other than a red diary is found in an empty apartment. At this point we read that the author of what we have been reading is actually an unnamed character who has argued with Auster for not doing more to help Quinn, and their friendship has ended.I will acknowledge that there are some interesting asides about historical facts, and also about the novel Don Quixote. But for me Auster was trying to pull a rabbit out of a metafictional hat and failed miserably. As people sometimes say of bad movies, I wish I had those hours back, and the only one I will share this novel with is the recycle bin. For good metafiction, try Pale Fire or the French Lieutenant’s Woman. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sc/products/6386903-city-of-glass](https://www.desertcart.sc/products/6386903-city-of-glass) --- *Product available on Desertcart Seychelles* *Store origin: SC* *Last updated: 2026-05-06*