Spanking the Maid
“Not only exceedingly brief but nearly flawless. . . To err is human, to spank divine.” –The New York Times Book Review
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The Public Burning
“I would guess that since World War II only Lolita, The Invisible Man, and Catch-22 are in [The Public Burning‘s] class for durability. But…
keep readingPricksongs & Descants
“[Robert Coover is] a marvelous magician . . . a maker of miracles, a comic, a sexual tease. . . . The fictions in…
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‘Mr. Coover’s work has long occupied a place of honor … He goes at his task with an almost alarming linguistic energy, a Burgessy…
keep readingThe Origin of the Brunists
“A novel of intensity and conviction . . . [Coover] may become heir to Dreiser or Lewis. . . . He has splendid talent.”…
keep readingGerald’s Party
“At one and the same time, a metaphysical and comic murder mystery, a Grimm’s fairy tale, a Greek tragedy, and a complicated experimental novel…
keep readingGhost Town
“The lonesome abstract cadences suggest Samuel Beckett. . . . As a gunsmokin” wordslinger, Coover rides high in the saddle.” –The Boston Globe
keep readingBriar Rose
“Brilliant . . . surely one of the most perfectly executed literary gems ever.” –Los Angeles Times
keep readingThe Adventures of Lucky Pierre
“An embodiment of a spectacle-obsessed entertainment culture that seems horribly like our own. . . . It delivers the ancient narrative satisfaction of seeing…
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