Auster, Paul: 1947 - 2024
The Music of Chance, 1990 - Language/Style
- English Language Level: Advanced
- Complex Sentences – Auster often uses long, multi-clause sentences that require careful attention to understand.
Sophisticated Vocabulary – Many words are literary, formal, or abstract, not common in casual speech.
Subtle Meaning and Themes – The story deals with existential ideas, chance, and human behavior, which need readers to think critically.
Narrative Style – The narrator sometimes leaves things implied, requiring inference rather than straightforward reading.
- Complex Sentences – Auster often uses long, multi-clause sentences that require careful attention to understand.
- Even if the plot seems simple, the way it’s written demands an advanced level of English to fully grasp both language and ideas.