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Tackling Oates’s lengthy novel feels something like running a marathon, breathless, through a foreboding landscape. She is at her best here: insightful, unrelenting, and devastating.
The Summer House
First published in Japan in 2012, Matsuie’s Yomiuri Prize for Literature–winning debut examines the influence of Western culture on postwar Japan and the clash of modernity and tradition.
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The Night Trembles
Terranova skillfully and movingly interweaves the stories of Nicola and Barbara. She brings early 20th-century Italy to life, depicting the role of the Catholic Church, ineffective disaster relief, and the willingness of survivors to help each other.
Sister Europe
Zink (Avalon) cleverly and expertly combines hilarious scenes at the awards ceremony and the seven-course dinner with razor-sharp observations on culture, Americans in Europe, literature in the Middle East, sexuality, and the heavy hand of history.
We Do Not Part
Poetic language expertly describes the mysterious geography of Jeju as Han movingly illustrates how the massacre affected survivors as well as subsequent generations. The memory of a devastating episode that must not be forgotten is revived.
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Gliff
Smith succeeds in spinning a grim tale about semiotics, history, literature, and art that ends on a somewhat hopeful note.
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The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
First published in Japan in 2014, this novel serves as the equivalent of delightful comfort food.
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Lazarus Man
Price paints a tableau full of activity, compassion, and complexity that expertly demonstrates how messy and difficult life can be.
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Tell Me Everything
Any new novel by Strout generates excitement, and fans will love this one, especially if they appreciate the author’s return to a familiar and beloved setting and cast of characters. This book and reading experience is comfortable like a well-worn shirt.
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