Category Archives: books

a very good collection of short stories by one of the best new writers around….beautifully written, these stories bring out, with amazing precision, both the tragic and comic sides of the life of their characters as they face tough situations and make important … Continue reading →

dennis cooper’s latest novel is probably one of his best, and definitely one of the most original books released this year….cooper continues to explore his favourite themes, the tricks and mysteries contained in the mind and the power of language….beaufitully written and … Continue reading →

a beautiful collection of short stories written between 1979 and 2011 and published in various american magazines including ‘the new yorker’ and ‘harper’s’….delillo writing at his best and covering his favourite theme, contemporary america in all its complexity….an intense and fascinating … Continue reading →

a moving and brilliant novel published in 1953….a middle-aged man recounts a love affair, in all its details….published in the fantastic peter owen modern classics collection…

an american author really worth rediscovering…..two beautiful books, ‘sylvia’ and ‘the men’s club’….