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Tag Archives: Literary
Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs“A book of great beauty . . . . Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius.”…
My Mother: Demonology
by Kathy Acker“What makes this book powerful is the archetypal punch behind each image, a punch that comes from an unknown assailant dressed in red wearing…
My Mother’s Lovers
by Christopher Hope“A brilliant send-up of the ‘white tribe’ in Africa, featuring a larger-than-life Beryl Markham-like figure . . . and the son who can’t flee…
My Tender Matador
by Pedro Lemebel“Lemebel crafts a wonderful snapshot of this period of Chile’s history. . . . Lemebel’s tender story of a time of great unrest provides…
N.P.
by Banana Yoshimoto“[An] ethereally mesmerizing . . . novel of Japan’s Generation X.”—Martin Brady, Chicago Sun-Times
Murphy
by Samuel Beckett“The humor and tragedy of Murphy’s search for his own self has been set down in the brilliant, highly individual style that also distinguishes…
My Crazy Century
by Ivan Klíma“Klíma has endured as a writer, endured as a human being, writing of the great themes of freedom, honesty, and love and politics, and…
My Grandmother’s Erotic Folktales
by Robert Antoni“It’s magical stuff, outrageous and scatological, sharpened to a fine, funny point, and an entirely charming read.” –The Hartford Courant
My Idea of Fun
by Will Self“For intelligence and ambition . . . inventive comedy, heartbreak and levity . . . Will Self belongs in the company of Nabokov, Pynchon,…
