Travels in the Scriptorium: the Basics
A review of Travels in the Scriptorium, by Paul Auster, should begin by mentioning a fact: it is not your regular story. Moreover, it is not your regular Paul Auster story. Those familiar with Paul Auster’s work should realize a thing or two by this statement.
For others, let me underline some things. Travels in the Scriptorium is not a story with a typical beginning, narrative evolution, or ending. So far so good. Now, hold tight. Paul Auster’s novella is not a story at all.
Let me repeat that, just so that it sinks in. Travels in the Scriptorium is not a story.
What is it, then, you will ask. Well, let’s see.
