Author Paul Auster has died at age 77. Auster was a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as “The New York Trilogy” and “4 3 2 1.

Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist behind the acclaimed “New York Trilogy,” has died. He was 77 years old. He died at his home in Brooklyn on Tuesday from complications from lung cancer, according to the Associated Press and his friend and fellow writer Jacki Lyden. He was surrounded by his wife and family.

A leading figure in his generation of postmodern American writers, Auster wrote more than 20 novels, including City of Glass, Sunset Park, 4 3 2 1 and The Brooklyn Follies.

Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist whose works included "The New York Trilogy," has died of complications from lung cancer, a friend of the novelist told AFP. He was 77.

Paul Auster, the prolific American novelist whose works included The New York Trilogy, has died of complications from lung cancer. He was 77.