In its back half — and particularly in its coda — Ross favors long takes and compilations of stirring imagery from cinematographer Jomo Fray to cap his story.

The article surfaced fancam-style compilations that use Kafka’s pictures as well as melodramatic readings of his letters.

The company says it's most likely to appear on playlists designed for road trips, although it also features on Billie Eilish's Life Playlist and compilations from Ultimate Party Classics to Darts: All the Walk-On Songs.

Auster’s other works included the nonfiction compilations “Groundwork” and “Talking to Strangers”; a family memoir, “The Invention of Solitude”; the novel “Leviathan” and the poetry collection “White Space.”

But the saga lives on in compilations on YouTube, and in an episode of the 2023 documentary series “ The Age of Influence.”