Amos Oz revives his kibbutz fervor in "Between Friends," eight interlocking stories.
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The Hunt for Red October
The late Tom Clancy's breakthrough novel remains smart, gripping, and humanly astute.
What a Time it Was: The Best of W.C. Heinz on Sports
The most underrated and little-known American sportswriter is also the best.
Criminal calles
In Dona Leon's "The Golden Egg," an apparent suicide opens the door to secrets and lies.
A Tomb For Boris Davidovich
Yugoslav Danilo Kiš understood the Communist era at a molecular level.
All That Is
After years of short stories and memoirs, James Salter states his life in fiction.
The Man Who Planted Trees
Jean Giono's little-remembered parable about land, trees and life deserves revival.
Battered dreams
Even tough love is hard to find in Ayana Mathis' debut novel about the Great Migration.
Life Form
An unusual correspondence between an author and an obese GI opens a trap door.
I Want to Show You More
Jamie Quatro gets the heart of faith in ways that are stunningly indirect.
Les Particules élémentaires (The Elementary Particles, U.S./Atomised, UK)
Michel Houellebecq's pugacious breakthrough novel still asks troubling questions.
The Tunnel
For Ernesto Sabato, too much love has only one sure fate — destruction.