The Author: Carsten (Carl) Springer, born in 1965, has studied American Literature, German Literature, and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and carried out research on Paul Auster at Columbia University, New York. His Ph.D. study Crises: The Works of Paul Auster will be published by Peter Lang in early 2001. After having taught at the University of Hamburg, Springer is currently working as a translator and writer.

• Contents: Autobiographical material in the fictional works – Literary sources and allusions – Allusions of Auster works to one another – On earlier versions – Bibliography.

The Author: Carsten (Carl) Springer, born in 1965, has studied American Literature, German Literature, and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and carried out research on Paul Auster at Columbia University, New York. His Ph.D. study Crises: The Works of Paul Auster will be published by Peter Lang in early 2001. After having taught at the University of Hamburg, Springer is currently working as a translator and writer.

• Contents: Autobiographical material in the fictional works – Literary sources and allusions – Allusions of Auster works to one another – On earlier versions – Bibliography.

The Author: Carsten (Carl) Springer, born in 1965, has studied American Literature, German Literature, and Linguistics at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and carried out research on Paul Auster at Columbia University, New York. His Ph.D. study Crises: The Works of Paul Auster will be published by Peter Lang in early 2001. After having taught at the University of Hamburg, Springer is currently working as a translator and writer.

• Contents: Autobiographical material in the fictional works – Literary sources and allusions – Allusions of Auster works to one another – On earlier versions – Bibliography.