"Ghost Stories is Hustvedt's heartbreaking chronicle of the first year without her husband, rich with literary and scholarly references to mourning, as well as letters from the couple's early courtship."
"During his illness, Auster expressed a desire to come back as a ghost and on the day he was buried, Hustvedt experienced a powerful presence she knew with absolute certainty was her husband."
"Hustvedt writes that she had a tremendous urge to write, a need to sort of resurrect what she could of what she had lived through, and who this person was for her."
Ghost Stories captures Siri Hustvedt's emotional journey after the death of her husband, Paul Auster, from lung cancer in 2024. The memoir intertwines literary references and personal letters, including those Auster wrote to their grandson. Hustvedt reflects on their shared life and the profound impact of loss, describing her compulsion to write as a means of resurrection. The narrative is enriched by memories of Auster and explores themes of intercorporeality and the desire for connection beyond death.
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