Praise for FAMILY DANCING “A genius for empathy . . . [Leavitt’s] stories show great talent, and many a writer would be grateful to have written them.” —The New York Times Book Review “He is in full command of a sharp, elegant style, and he already displays in these nine stories a knowledge of others’ lives, their pains and losses, that a writer twice his age might envy.” —USA Today “A first collection of unusual finesse. Leavitt has justly been praised for his deft handling of sensitive themes.” —Newsweek “A fine first appearance, the very sort of book that makes one immediately want more.” —Chicago Tribune “A most impressive entrance into contemporary fiction.” —Associated Press “Leavitt has succeeded in balancing familiarity and insight. The stories are so recognizable that you’ll want to read more to learn your own secrets.” —Vogue “Remarkably gifted.”
—The Washington Post
“Astonishing . . . David Leavitt is an extraordinary talent . . . This young writer shows promise of becoming one of what Virginia Woolf called the great truth-tellers. Every story in his collection is immediately gripping and completely believable.” —The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
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