This book investigates the complex interplay of time and space within postmodern New York City as depicted in Paul Auster's City of Glass and Toni Morrison's Jazz. Eckhard, drawing on literary theory and urban studies, analyzes how these novels utilize chronotopes to construct unique temporal and spatial experiences of the city. The work aims to demonstrate how these literary representations reflect and critique broader postmodern understandings of urban environments and identity.

This academic work offers a focused comparative analysis of two significant postmodern novels set in New York City. By applying chronotope theory, Eckhard provides a scholarly framework for understanding the complex temporal and spatial dimensions within Auster's and Morrison's narratives. The book is likely to appeal to readers and scholars interested in literary theory, postmodern literature, and urban studies.