Petie and I came up with the notion that Fractionaries were written by holy slimes with pencils and religion on their side.
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A Pale View of Hills
Ishiguro's debut uses intimate family shame to get to the horror of Nagasaki atom bomb aftermath.
Resurrection Chronicles
In an era when hype was in its infancy and big events were truly big it seemed reasonable to believe in them.
The Wild Bunch
A wild bunch yes, but also aging, sad, and desperately seeking out.
Henchmanship
Saddam's anti-contrition can fairly borrow from French royalty. “Apres mois, le deluge…
Harbor
Lorraine Adams' magnificent first novel about putative terrorists is informed by reporting on Algerian immigrants.
Pumps
Black pumps, white purse, beige boots, the exacting bulemia of a month of Rome purchases.
Spam the Man
Download! she commands. Now! she adds. Fill your Pharmacy! Hot Me is the Wang for You!
The Apartment
In the best of worlds, Wilder, Lemmon, and Shirley MacLaine. Period.
Rome Cool
Quaint bar-enoteche are staple of Roman nightlife, but Fluid suggesta a sea-change.
The Road from Coorain
Jill Ker Conway's recalls her journey from Australia to the halls of American academia.
A spotless mind
Italy personifies what masochistic doubters insists it already is: a second-rate South American plutocracy.