Tag Archives: Literary

Gold by the Inch

by Lawrence Chua

“A sparse, fragmented style which sometimes resembles the gliding, poetic prose of Marguerite Duras . . . The author’s real talent is to lay…

Gilgamesh

by Joan London

“At once a very Australian dream and a universal one, the dream of exotic, talismanic places beyond the horizon. . . . [Gilgamesh is]…

The Ginger Man

by J.P. Donleavy

“A triumph of comic writing . . . no contemporary writer is better than Donleavy at his best.” —The New Yorker

A Girl Could Stand Up

by Leslie Marshall

“Elray Mayhew is one of the truly original literary heroines of the past few decades. . . . A Girl Could Stand Up is…

A Girl Made of Dust

by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

“Abi-Ezzi walks the delicate tightrope between man’s inhumanity and the power and strength family members must draw upon in order to survive. . ….

Girl Meets Boy

by Ali Smith

“The plot primarily concerns the sisters’ changing perceptions, which Smith conveys in vibrant interior monologues and sublime prose.” —The New Yorker

A Glass of Water

by Jimmy Santiago Baca

“This book is the best antidote around to the sorrowful, dehumanizing discourse on undocumented immigrants going on in Washington.”—Ilan Stavans

A Gentleman’s Game

by Tom Coyne

“Coyne starts his book with a punch . . . and keeps coming at you with tough, tight prose that doesn’t let up.” –Gwen…

Gerald’s Party

by Robert Coover

“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…

Geronimo Rex

by Barry Hannah

“Barry Hannah writes about adolescence with a rare pizzazz and insight. . . . [He] flings around his prose like the baton of a…