American author Paul Auster who made his name with noirish, existentialist novels about lonely writers, outsiders and down-and-outers that were a huge hit in Europe particularly, has died aged 77.

The writer of "The New York Trilogy" and "Leviathan" has died from complications of lung cancer. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages and is a revered writer in France, which he considered his "second home".

P aul Auster—who, for the first time, brought in a new chord of post-modern writing into the global literary scenario—passed away at the age of 77. The news of death was confirmed by a friend of his, Jacki Lyden, which has caused a significant loss to the world of literature and screenwriting.

It has been announced that the great American postmodernist author, Paul Auster, the mind behind 'The New York Trilogy' has died aged 77.

US author Paul Auster, who wrote the New York Trilogy mystery novels, has died at the age of 77. Auster wrote more than 30 books across his career and gained cult status in the 1980s and 90s. His novels were often existentialist stories about outsiders,