Burning Boy

Wells, Henry James and, especially, Joseph Conrad. Auster 's intention is to restore Crane to the pantheon of Modernist 20th century authors such as Conrad. Through Auster's skill as a novelist, Crane leaps off the page, and into the reader's heart.

Wells, Henry James si, mai ales, Joseph Conrad. Intentia lui Auster este de a reda Crane in panteonul autorilor modernisti din secolul XX, precum Conrad.