Tag Archives: Literary
Dream of Ding Village
by Yan Lianke“A sorrowful but captivating novel about the price of progress in modern China. The book, which was censored in that country, builds to an act of violence that resonates with the impact of Greek tragedy or Shakespearean drama.” —Kirkus Reviews…
Dreams of Bread and Fire
by Nancy Kricorian“Kricorian does for young women what James Joyce did for middle-aged men: She allows us to scramble safely amid the debris of new love,…
The Doorman
by Reinaldo Arenas‘reinaldo Arenas is a writer of tremendous talent; he is a force of nature, someone born to write.” –Jose Lezama Lima
The Double Life of Liliane
by Lily Tuck“A brilliant blend of fact and fiction. An entirely engrossing novel that draws upon Lily Tuck’s amazing personal history. A triumph of artistry and…
Downers Grove
by Michael Hornburg“Highly polished, smoothly written . . . a nearly faultless ear and delightful authorial voice.” –Kirkus Reviews…
Doctor Sax
by Jack KerouacFrom the most famous of the Beat writers, the semi-autobiographical novel of growing up between dreams and nightmares in early twentieth century Massachusetts, now reissued following…
Don Quixote
by Kathy Acker“Scarified sensibility, subversive intellect, and predatory wit make her a writer like no other I know.” –Tom LeClair, The New York Times Book Review
Don’t Tell Me the Truth About Love
by Dan RhodesFunny, tender, quirky, vulnerable, and exquisitely readable, Don’t Tell Me the Truth About Love—in seven virtuoso stories—explores contemporary relationships with wicked finesse and humor—perfect…
Dona Ines vs. Oblivion
by Ana Teresa Torres“Moves with languid dignity . . . Doña Inés’s cranky, engaging, importuning, resentful, obsessed and relentless voice guides us through a family history that…
