Tag Archives: Literature and Fiction

No other aspect of culture is a better reflection of its greatness than its literature. The same holds for America.

Pushkin Press issues a set of psychologically intense anti-war stories by a now neglected early 20th century Austrian author.

A superb novel about life and resistance in Nazi Germany comes to the U.S. half a century after being written.

A reissue of the s-f maverick's sixties novel provides a darkly comic evocation of Cold War nuclear anxiety.

"The starting point of true literature is the man who shuts himself up in his room with his books."

Award-winning author Ha Jin unhurriedly unfolds the story of a Chinese immigrant family pursuing the American Dream.

Far from being the "gripping tale of suspense" that it's advertised as, The Dark Volume is a rather tedious exercise.

Millhauser's work presents a view of life and the human experience that most others don't see or for which they lack the imagination.

A brilliant example of how it's possible to recreate the magic and immediacy of oral story-telling in writing.

If you like humor, vampires, and a sprinkle of Latino flavor, I’d recommend you give this one a try.