For Shirley Hazzard, mid-20th century fires raged both in both world and heart.
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Silence Once Begun
Underrated Jesse Ball again enters territory few American novelists venture into.
On Such A Full Sea
In a clear warning about Chinese ambitions, novelist Chang-Rae Lee turns to future shock.
Past imperfect
With some stalwart exceptions, past-gazing smothers the 2013 best-off American short story collection.
Naples ’44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth
Little written about World War II and southern Italy rivals Lewis' memoir.
The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira
Argentine César Aira is at home in a new genre: call it Keystone Kops metaphysics.
The meat we eat
In "Beastly Things," a dead veterinarian opens the door to meat industry horrors.
Dream Story
The takeoff point for Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut," Schnitzler's novella is an erotic rumination.
Cosmos
For Polish novelist Witold Gombrowicz, the universe counts dead cats and onanism.
There Once Lived a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour’s Baby: Scary Fairy Tales
There's no turning back after entering Ludmilla Petrushevskay's ghost-laden world.
The Book of Disquiet
Mystical, erudite, sad, self-effacing, wise — Fernando Pessoa's "confession" is all those things.
Lahiri’s leap
A story about two brothers and their times successfully creates a narrative outside nationality.