I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets. That kind of spilled out into translation as a way to earn money, pay for food and put bread on the table.
-- Paul Auster
   
Paul Auster   Name:
Paul Auster
Type:
Author
Nationality:
American
Birth:
February 3, 1947
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