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Querelle

“Querelle is a sailor, assassin, dealer in opium, homosexual, thief, and traitor. . . . Genet takes seriously the threat latent in sexuality, and…

A Question of Belief

“The humid, oppressive Venetian summer is palpable in Donna Leon’s 19th Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery. . . . Leon creates such a rich sense…

A Question of Mercy

“Beautifully considered, piercingly clear-eyed . . . Mr. Rabe, in a play that reestablishes him as one of America’s preeminent dramatists . . . has written an exquisitely controlled about what will forever lie beyond human control.” –Ben Brantley, The New York Times…

A Quiet Life

“[These] ordinary lives . . . are movingly illuminated . . . portraits drawn with affection, insight and that wry humor . . ….

Prosperous Friends

“Give me the tough, adamantine beauty of Christine Schutt’s writing any day. Her new novel . . . is Portrait of a Lady one…

The Proust Screenplay

A unique collaboration between two extraordinary writers united across more than half a century and two different cultures by a special concern for time…

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…

Pure

“Pure is about being a know-it-all and knowing nothing at all. Rebbecca Ray captures the urgency of adolescence, the constant surprise, the imperfection of…

The Pure Land

“The Pure Land by Alan Spence, based on the true story which inspired Madame Butterfly, is part thrilling adventure, part lyrical reflection, and characterized…