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Santiago Gamboa
Necropolis
“Santiago Gamboa and García Márquez are the two most important Colombian writers.”—Manuel Vázquez Montalbán -
Lorenzo Mediano
The Frost on his Shoulders
With echoes of timeless fairy tales and Shakespearean tragedy, masterfully told, THE FROST ON HIS SHOULDERS is a moving and captivating account of the power of human emotions, and also an allegorical depiction of Spain on the eve of the Civil War. -
Jane Gardam
Crusoe's Daughter
Crusoe’s Daughter is Jane Gardam’s favorite among her novels, in part because it draws upon her own background. Like Polly Flint, Gardam’s mother was the daughter of a sea captain and grew up with a voracious love of language but no formal education. -
Seth Greenland
The Angry Buddhist
This is the perfect combination of people and place for Seth Greenland, one of America’s finest satirists. The Angry Buddhist swirls together the character-derived humor of an Elmore Leonard tale with the clear-eyed suspense of a James M. Cain noir. It convincingly explores mendacity in its many modern... -
Thad Ziolkowski
Wichita
"Flat out intelligence, lucid prose, and a stunning sense of American tragedy, make Thad Ziolkowski's WICHITA a wild ride of a read and the perfect storm of a book."--Alice Sebold -
Angelika Schrobsdorff
You Are Not Like Other Mothers
A sweeping epic that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a novel praised as a German Gone with the Wind, You Are Not Like Other Mothers will delight and surprise readers from the first page to the last. -
Amara Lakhous
Divorce Islamic Style
A literary commedia all'italiana about love and terrorism from the author of Clash of Civilizations over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio -
Diego De Silva
I Hadn't Understood
Vincenzo Malinconico has a chance to make a fresh start. The Italian Mob is willing to help. -
Steve Erickson
These Dreams of You
"Erickson expertly weaves together themes of music, politics, and idealism in a modern story where preconceptions are outdated."—Publishers Weekly
