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FICTION
Released: April 4, 2012
THE LIVES OF THINGS
translated by Giovanni Pontiero, by José Saramago
"Though some of the stories work well on their own, the collection will mainly interest those already very familiar with the author and his novels."
This slim collection of early, experimental stories represents a footnote on the career of the Nobel Prize–winning novelist, who died in 2010. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
SUDDENLY, A KNOCK ON THE DOOR
by Etgar Keret, translated by Nathan Englander, Miriam Shlesinger, Sondra Silverston
"More like bits and sketches than stories, from a writer who is often very funny and inventive, and occasionally profound."
Stories about storytelling from a young Israeli author. Read full book review >