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LITERARY FICTION THE TSAR OF LOVE AND TECHNO: STORIES by ANTHONY MARRA
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rom the author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, which won the National Book Critics Circle’s inaugural John Leonard Prize and other awards, come poignant, interwoven stories about family, sacrifice, the legacy of war, and the redemptive power of art. “Each story is a gem in itself. But the book is greater than its parts, an almost unbearably moving exploration of the importance of love, the pull of family, the uses and misuses of history, and the need to reclaim the past by understanding who you really are and what really happened.” —The New York Times
Hogarth • HC • 978-0-7704-3643-8 • 352 pp. • $25.00 For more books by Anthony Marra, visit: http://tiny.cc/MarraAcademic
THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING by COLUM McCANN
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n his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, Colum McCann charts the territory of chance, and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments. “The irreducible mystery of human experience ties this small collection together, and in each of these stories [Colum] McCann explores that theme in some strikingly effective ways. . . . McCann has perfected a method of finely blending his own narration with his characters’ thoughts and dialogue.” —The Washington Post
Random House • HC • 978-0-8129-9672-2 256 pp. • $26.00 For more books by Colum McCann, visit: http://tiny.cc/McCannAcademic
TRISTANO DIES: A LIFE by ANTONIO TABUCCHI Translated by ELIZABETH HARRIS
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ristano Dies, one of Antonio Tabucchi’s major novels, is a consideration of love, war, devotion, betrayal, and the instability of the past, of storytelling, and what it means to be a hero. “[S]triking and slippery . . . Tristano’s philosophizing is oak-solid, engaging, and often black-humored. . . . An admirable if challenging reworking of the overworked themes of war-hero tales.” —Kirkus Reviews
Archipelago • TR • 978-0-914671-24-4 • 160 pp. • $18.00
THE GAP OF TIME by JEANETTE WINTERSON
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he debut title of the Hogarth Shakespeare series—an international project that sees the Bard’s most renowned plays retold by acclaimed, bestselling novelists for a 21st-century audience—The Gap of Time retells The Winter’s Tale. The story moves from London, a city reeling after the 2008 financial crisis, to a storm-ravaged American city called New Bohemia. Jeanette Winterson’s story is one of childhood friendship, money, status, technology and the elliptical nature of time.
Hogarth • HC • 978-0-8041-4135-2 288 pp. • $25.00
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