保羅．奧斯特是一位具有實驗精神的作家，解構了過去暨有的小說傳統格局。保羅．奧斯特藉著活潑的寫作技巧和舊有的文學傳統抗衡著。在這篇論文中，我透過保羅．奧斯特在文本中獨有的自我質疑，說明他如何在新的模式中創造出活潑的寫作風格。在他的小說主題中，奧斯特同時雜揉了「文字」和「世界」的互動性。此篇論文探討奧斯特的寫作和人生，同時也是人類相對於人生的自我探索過程。因此，我希望可藉著解構主義的角度來解析奧斯特的作品，包括他的自傳式散文《孤獨及其所創造的》以及兩部小說《禁鎖的房間》與《神諭之夜》。

As an experimental writer, Auster d deconstructs well-established rules within conventional genre. Contending with literary tradition, Paul Auster himself adopts a playful approach in writing. In this thesis, in dealing with his self-questioning text, Auster creates a new form in the authorial engagement of play. In the subject matter of his novels, Auster combines his “world” with his “word” in the same concurrent. My thesis is concerned about Auster’s writing and life—the process in which human beings try to get inside the truth of the lives and themselves. Further, I wish to offer a study from the perspective of deconstruction to analyze Auster’s works, including his biography, The Invention of Solitude, and two novels, Oracle Night and The Locked Room.

Contents
Abstract...................................................i
Introduction...............................................1
I. Literature Review......................................3 
II. Theoretical Framework..................................7
Chapter 1 Word and World: Paul Auster’s The Invention of Solitude..................................................19
I. “Portrait of an Invisible Man” ......................21
II. “Book of Memory”....................................40
Chapter 2 Writing and Closure: Auster’s The Locked Room..51
Chapter 3 Prophetic Writing within Notebook: Auster’s Oracle Night..............................................75
Conclusion................................................94
Work Cited................................................99

Work Cited
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