Collected Screenplays

This book gathers four screenplays by Paul Auster. Smoke follows a novelist, a cigar store manager, and a black teenager whose paths cross unexpectedly. Blue in the Face is a mostly improvised comedy shaped by Smoke. Lulu on the Bridge follows jazz musician Izzy Maurer after a bullet hits him during a New York club performance, leading him on a strange and frightening journey. The Inner Life of Martin Frost concerns a writer who borrows a friend's country house and faces unsettling experiences. The volume also includes production notes and interviews with Paul Auster about film work.

Why You Should Read?

• Discover the intertwined lives of a novelist, a cigar store manager, and a black teenager in Smoke.
• Follow a jazz musician after a bullet hits him during a New York club performance.
• Experience the unsettling events that trouble a writer borrowing a friend's country house.
• Explore production notes and interviews with Paul Auster about his film work.