An entertaining, expansive, and eye-opening novel that captures the vibrance of China today, by a writer whose previous work has been called “mesmerizing,” “haunting,” “breathtaking,” “mercilessly gripping,” “seductive,” and...
The headquarters of the Wehrmacht OKW decided: to abandon active offensive actions on the Eastern Front, and to deliver the main blow in the direction of Egypt with an eye to Africa and the Middle East. As a result, the story went...
Flat-Out Love is a warm and witty novel of family love and dysfunction, deep heartache and raw vulnerability, with a bit of mystery and one whopping, knock-you-to-your-knees romance.It's not what you know - or when you see - that...
Flatscreen tells the story of Eli Schwartz as he endures the loss of his home, the indifference of his parents, the success of his older brother, and the cruel and frequent dismissal of the opposite sex. He is a loser par excellence - pasty, soft,...
A single streetcar line runs around the sleepy suburban square of an unnamed city. One day — out of nowhere — a group of hapless refugees pour from the streetcar and set up camp in the square. The residents grow hostile to the disruption and...