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Only Smoke
In this unpredictable, introspective, but lighthearted slim novel, Millás merges reality and fantasy. This wonder of a book can be experienced in one or two sittings and encourages a second reading.
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Potomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation’s River
For readers looking for a different lens through which to view the U.S. capital and to see both the ugly impacts of racism and the beauty of nature.
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The Delicate Beast
An optional purchase for libraries seeking literary historical fiction about political violence and the Caribbean diaspora.
Life After Kafka
An affecting book and always slightly to the side, as indeed were all of Kafka’s writings.
To & Fro
Like Carol Shields’s Happenstance” and Ali Smith’s How To Be Both, each story mirrors and illuminates the other. Whether readers go “to” or “fro,” the journey is worthwhile, and the novel will enchant.
Like the Appearance of Horses
This intensely readable whopper of a book provides a nuanced perspective on the human struggle to survive war through the lens of Hungary and the Roma people. The mystical connection to family and nature across space and time in the form of a bear provides a special twist. Highly recommended.
The World Itself: Consciousness and the Everything of Physics
An excellent addition to any science collection, Danielsson’s book serves as an exceptional ingress into the universe of theoretical physics and how it relates to a diverse cross section of human interests.
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Canción
As they did for earlier Halfon books, translators Dillman and Hahn effectively render his fourth work to appear in English. Although the narrative likewise relies heavily on autobiography and treats similar themes, like Jewish identity, the end result creates less of an impact on readers than do Halfon’s 2008 The Polish Boxer or his 2018 Mourning.
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Let No One Sleep
Readers are forced to suspend disbelief, as they, like the protagonist, are drawn into Lucía’s alternate world and are at times unsure which one is veridical. Millás’s character portrayals, especially of Lucía, are masterly, but the disjointed episodic narration and extraneous elements leave a loose end or two. A disquieting fantasy of the Kafkian variety that’s both unsettling and absurd.
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