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On the Natural History of Destruction
Read more: On the Natural History of DestructionDate: 1999 (2004) Author: W.G. Sebald, translated from the German by Anthea Bell Making sense of modern European writing requires…
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Black Dogs
Read more: Black DogsDate: 1992 Author: Ian McEwen Before fame, fortune and a series of British soil novels, Ian McEwan was a traveler…
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Flypaper
Read more: FlypaperDate: 2011 Author: Robert Musil, translated from the German by Peter Wortsman Shhhh. Craftsman at work. Musil, that is. Here…
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The Childhood of Jesus
Read more: The Childhood of JesusDate: 2013 Author: J.M. Coetzee Middle-aged Simón arrives by sea at a relocation center in a Spanish-speaking state with a…
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Paris Stories
Read more: Paris StoriesDate: 2002 Author: Mavis Gallant Canadian author Mavis Gallant is not simply a master of the short story; she is…
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Little Misunderstandings of No Importance
Read more: Little Misunderstandings of No ImportanceDate: 1987 Author: Antonio Tabucchi, translated from the Italian by Frances Frenaye Italian author Antonio Tabucchi died in 2012, leaving…
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Satantango
Read more: SatantangoDate: 1985 (2012) Author: László Krasznahorkai, translated from the Hungarian by George Szirtes László Krasznahorkai’s acclaimed Communist-era novel is a…
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Marry Me
Read more: Marry MeDate: 2013 Author: Dan Rhodes There was a time when record labels signed popular rock bands to multi-record contracts. No…
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Outer Dark
Read more: Outer DarkDate: 1968 (2010) Author: Cormac McCarthy McCarthy’s second novel is an advance on decades of rural rawness deprived of anything…
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Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a Dynasty
Read more: Mondo Agnelli: Fiat, Chrysler, and the Power of a DynastyDate: 2011 Author: Jennifer Clark “What is good for Fiat is good for Italy.” Debatable as that old saying may…
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The Tenth of December: Stories
Read more: The Tenth of December: StoriesDate: 20013 Author: George Saunders The best satire is black art. It is sorcery and subversion. It climbs into a…
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Woes of the True Policeman
Read more: Woes of the True PolicemanDate: 2012 Author: Roberto Bolaño, translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer Reflecting on a chaotic life odyssey whose sexual,…























