Thursday, July 31, 2014

SUGGESTED FICTION

Eric Ambler, The Mask of Dimitrios, Introduced by Simon Winder, Illustrated by Paul Blow (London: The Folio Society, 2011).

Cristina Henriquez, The Book of Unknown Americans: A Novel (New York: Knopf, 2014) (See Ana Castillo, "Americanos," NYT Book Review, Sunday, 7/6/2014.).

Sue Miller, The Arsonist: A Novel (New York: Knopf, 2014) (See Jean Hanff Korelitz, "Neighborhood Watch," NYT Book Review, Sunday, 6/29/2014.).

Joyce Carol Oates, The Accursed: A Novel (New York: Ecco, 2013) ("Why does humankind insist upon eating animals?--is it in lieu of eating one another?Id. at 636.).

Lauren Owen, The Quick: A Novel (New York: Random House, 2014).

Tom Rachman, The Rise & Fall of Great Powers: A Novel (New York: The Dial Press, 2014) (From the bookcover" "[A] stunning novel that reveals the tale not just of one woman but of the past quarter-century as well, from the end of the Cold War to the dominance of American empire to the digital revolution of today. Leaping between decades, and from Bangkok to Brooklyn, this is a breathtaking novel about long-buried secrets and how we must choose to make our own place in the world.").


Edward St. Aubyn, Lost for Words: A Novel (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2014) (See Anne Enright, "By the Booker," NYT Book Review, Sunday, 5/25/2014.).

Judith Schalansky, The Giraffe's Neck: A Novel, translated from the German by Shaun Whiteside (New York: Bloomsbury, 2014).



Ben H. Winters, Countdown City (The Last Policeman Book II) (Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2013).

Ben H. Winters, The Last Policeman (The Last Policeman Book I) (Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2012).

Ben H. Winters, World of Trouble (The Last Policeman Book III) (Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2014) (At a certain point you have to concede to yourself that it's just you out here." Id. at 194.).

Hanya Yanagihara, The People in the Trees: A Novel (New York: Doubleday, 2013) (From the bookjacket: "This riveting epic of brillance and destruction forces us to confront some disturbing questions: If a great man does does unspeakable things, is he still a great man? How do we reconcile a person's failings with his genius?").