"Austerian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Austerian [comparative], most Austerian [superlative]
Etymology: From Auster + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Auster|ian}} Auster + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Austerian (comparative more Austerian, superlative most Austerian)
  1. Of or relating to Paul Auster (born 1947), American author and director whose writing blends absurdism, existentialism, crime fiction, and the search for identity and personal meaning.
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