László Krasznahorkai's newest collection of stories is yet another ode in his ongoing courtship of oblivion.

In Peter Stamm's latest novel, a loving husband takes a walk from which it seems he never returns.

Fleur Jaeggy's latest book is a stunning collection of short stories in which the living exist to seek exit.

Osama Alomar's latest collection of stories in miniature prove his worth as a Mideast magical realist.

Jesse Ball's study of teen alienation, while persuasive, heads for and reaches a dead end.

Modiano's slender 1978 psychological thriller remains a superb and disturbing Parisian novel.

Amelia Gray is adept enough with grotesqueness to make it feel second nature, and that's a gift.

Jensen Beach's 15 stories are set in Sweden and convey equal doses of wisdom and melancholy.

Don DeLillo's latest future-sprawl, cryonic freezing included, doesn't quite know what it most wants to say.

Ian McGuire's 1859-set whaling detective story captures the 19th-century spirit of Melville and Poe.

China Miéville turns too arcane in his latest foray into the Stonehenge-styled surreal.