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Pathetic Literature
by Eileen Myles…from lesser-known classics by luminaries like Franz Kafka, Samuel R. Delany, and Gwendolyn Brooks to up-and-coming writers that examine pathos and feeling, giving a well-timed rehab to the word “pathetic”…
Eileen Myles
Eileen Myles (they/them) came to New York from Boston in 1974 to be a poet. Their books include Pathetic Literature, For Now (an essay/talk about writing), Evolution, Afterglow (a dog…
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…glimmers of [Cohen’s] inimitable artistic vision: intimate yet aloof, trembling with weakness even as it aches toward wisdom.”—New York Times Pathetic Literature edited by Eileen Myles An…
Budapest
by Chico Buarque“In an age of borders, Chico Buarque’s masterpiece Budapest dissolves frontiers, creating an odd new world, where everything is being constantly reborn: words, writing, language, loss, and, above all, love….
Long, Last, Happy
by Barry HannahA career-spanning collection from the beloved master of the short story and the Southern Gothic idiom, Long, Last, Happy is a fitting tribute to a writer deeply mourned by the…
How I Became a Famous Novelist
by Steve Hely“If this book doesn’t make you laugh, you may need a new funny bone.” —Kyle Smith, People (4 stars)…
Cosmos and Pornografia
by Witold Gombrowicz“In him, for the first time, Polish literature produced a writer to whom the agonies of being Polish were less important than the tragicomedy of being human.” —The Times Literary…
The Deserter’s Tale
by Joshua Key“Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . Key’s clear voice rings out . . . with anguish and a frankness that invests the…
Gould’s Book of Fish
by Richard Flanagan“What’s memorable–even extraordinary–about this book are Flanagan’s aphoristic talent, his imagination and his uncanny ability to channel the Rabelaisian voices of the great picaresque writers–Fielding, Sterne, Smollet. . . ….
Charles Bukowski
by Howard Sounes“Engaging . . . adroit . . . revealing.” —The New York Times Book Review…
