Rumors of Italian government complicity with the Mafia are age-old, but Sciascia pulled no punches.
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The Investigation
Philippe Claudel's parable about the real and the not feels like a rehash.
Seven Lies
There's a Brian Moore dimension to poet James Lasdun's exquisite second novel.
Almost Never
A garden of sexual delights from the late Mexican novelist Daniel Sada.
Contempt
Alberto Moravia's novel of marital collapse reads like slowly shattering glass.
The Devil in The Hills
Cesare Pavese cruel postwar landscape doesn't spare the Italian countryside.
The Red House
Mark Haddon capably equips two British families with dreams and nightmares.
Varamo
Not even Billy Wilder on LSD can come close to César Aira's flights of fancy.
Home
Toni Morrison's elegant novella is never quite at home with itself or its people.
Concrete
If you're interested in the warts of the human condition, Thomas Bernard is a must.
The Conformist
Moravia's Maurizio Clerici is a fundamental figure in the understanding of fascism.
Seven Years
Peter Stamm's latest novel takes apart marriage and leaves scarring.