A Note on Abbreviations Introduction Chapter One Major Quests in Paul Auster's Poetic World Ⅰ. The Quest for Father Ⅱ. The Quest for Redemption and Rebirth Ⅲ. The Image of Room: Duality of Solitude Chapter Two The Quest for Freedom in The Music of Chance Ⅰ. Freedom and Power of Subjection Ⅱ. The Quest for Freedom on the Road Ⅲ. Freedom under Power Control Chapter Three The Quests for Knowledge and Identity Ⅰ. The Quest for Knowledge in The New York Trilogy Ⅱ. The Quest for Self and Identity Ⅲ. Historical Identity and Identity Constructed in Relationships Chapter Four The Anti-Genre Narrative Mode of Paul Auster's Quests Ⅰ. Postmodernist Mixture of Biography and Autobiography in The Invention of Solitude Ⅱ. A Metaphysical Detective Fiction: The New York Trilogy- Ⅲ. The Anti-Genre Narrative in The Music of Chance and In the Country of Last Things Ⅳ. Reflections on Auster's Writing: The Quest for Meaning Conclusion Works Cited 附录一保罗？奥斯特生平大事记 附录二作者科研成果一览表一 附录三 略论玄学侦探小说的基本特征――评保罗？奥斯特的《纽约三部曲》 后记
