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Auggie Wren's Christmas Story

by Isol and Paul Auster

Hardcover, 34 pages, Henry Holt & Co, List Price: $15 |

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Title: Auggie Wren's Christmas Story
Author: Isol and Paul Auster

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Relates the unsentimental holiday tale of a colorful cigar shop owner whose life is altered by a lost wallet, a blind woman, and an unconventional Christmas dinner.

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Author Interviews

Paul Auster: 'Auggie Wren's Christmas'

December 25, 2004 • Author Paul Auster reads "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story." The short story has no Santa Claus, no Christmas tree, and no brightly wrapped packages. And yet there's plenty of giving.

Paul Auster: 'Auggie Wren's Christmas'

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Arts & Life

Alan Cheuse's 2004 Holiday Book Picks

December 14, 2004 • Reviewer Alan Cheuse offers his annual recommendations for holiday gift-giving. This year's list includes novels of travel on Earth and in space, new versions of tales from the Bible, Africa and Mesopotamia, and collections of poetry and song.

Alan Cheuse's 2004 Holiday Book Picks

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