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Siri Hustvedt felt her husband's ghost. She wrote a book about it
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- Hustvedt's latest book, Ghost Stories, is a collection of letters, journal entries, notes and recollections.
- Her husband, Paul Auster — a poet, filmmaker and author whose best-known novels include The New York Trilogy, The Brooklyn Follies and 4 3 2 1 — died of complications from lung cancer in April 2024, at age 77.
- After a graveside service, the rabbi and a handful of family members came back to Hustvedt's house in Brooklyn, where her sisters organised lunch for everyone.
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Hustvedt's latest book, Ghost Stories, is a collection of letters, journal entries, notes and recollections. (Getty Images: David Levenson)
Link copied Share Share article On the day of her husband's funeral, American author Siri Hustvedt had a strange and moving experience.
Her husband, Paul Auster — a poet, filmmaker and author whose best-known novels include The New York Trilogy, The Brooklyn Follies and 4 3 2 1 — died of complications from lung cancer in April 2024, at age 77.
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