The Good Doctor

“Like most elements of this slim, absorbing novel set in post-apartheid South Africa, the title is ambiguous. The narrator, Frank, is a doctor, but, to judge from our first impression,…

Goldberg Street

Give War a Chance

“Mocking on the surface but serious beneath, sharply attuned to quotidian hypocrisy and contradiction…this book contains some of O’Rourke’s best work to date. When it comes to scouting the world…

Gilgamesh

“At once a very Australian dream and a universal one, the dream of exotic, talismanic places beyond the horizon. . . . [Gilgamesh is] a pleasure to read, [London’s] prose…

The Giant of the French Revolution

The Giant of the French Revolution tells the story of George-Jacques Danton—visionary leader and tragic hero—in a work The Economist called “a gripping story, beautifully told.”…

Frisk

“Frisk is a significant work of fiction. Cooper . . . wants to lead us into the wormy heart of the murderous impulse.” –Michael Cunningham, author of A Home at…

Fool on the Hill

“Inspired . . . rich in flavorful language . . . this dazzling tour de force makes for an auspicious literary debut.” –San Francisco Chronicle…

The Final Confession of Mabel Stark

“One of the most rollicking, good-time books of the year. . . . This masterful book is the complete package: great storytelling, a keen eye for detail, delightful turns of…

Fatal Remedies

“Fatal Remedies . . . has a neatly devious plot, and, like its predecessors, sharply evokes the sights, sounds and smells of Venice.” —Evening Standard (UK)…

The Fall of the Stone City

A rich short novel in Kadare’s unique style, The Fall of the Stone City is a tale of dictatorship, resistance, and magic, set in the most tumultuous period of Albania’s…