Tag Archives: fiction

The perfect antidote to the romantic view of history common to most fiction

A charming reminder of how crime fiction on TV used to be.

Nick Harkaway combines satire, wit, ninjas, war veterans and mime troupes in a first-rate debut novel.

You couldn't ask for a better guide to the end of Sixties.

You'll never think of history as boring and impersonal again.

With a new twist on an old science fiction theme, Marsbound is another fine book from one of the genre’s most original and thought-provoking writers.

Mexican author's novella is a minimalist, allegorical tale of a society facing a deadly plague.

Author's 15 years as guitarist and songwriter gives realistic touch to a novel exploring a working rock musician's life.

Writers write, even when the biggest obstacle is simply getting started, or getting up once we’ve been knocked down.

Abstract experimentalism of reissued English translation of 2008 Nobel Prize winner's debut novel leaves it unlikely to capture broad U.S. audience.