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Anne Berest
The Postcard
Brilliantly told, Anne Berest’s luminous, moving, and unforgettable new book The Postcard is the most acclaimed and beloved French novel in recent years. -
Amara Lakhous
The Prank of the Good Little Virgin of Via Ormea
In an Italy of the future, colorful characters are portrayed in limpid but lively prose. Bittersweet, like any self-respecting Italian comedy, The Hoax is a Pirandellian exploration of identity in today's multicultural, polyglot societies. -
Jérôme Ferrari
The Principle
Beguiled by the figure of German physicist Werner Heisenberg, who disrupted the assumptions of quantum mechanics with his notorious Uncertainty Principle, earning him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1932, a young, disenchanted philosopher attempts to right his own intellectual and emotional course and... -
Damon Galgut
The Promise
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE On her deathbed, Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome, the family’s Black maid. This promise will divide the family—especially her children: Anton, the golden boy; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and... -
Damon Galgut
The Promise
Read by Peter Noble WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE A modern family saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted by an unmet promise,... -
Damon Galgut
The Promise
WINNER OF THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE A modern family saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by twice Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch... -
Jonathan Coe
The Proof of My Innocence
A blisteringly funny political critique wrapped up in a murder mystery, from one of Britain’s most beloved novelists -
Liam McIlvanney
The Quaker
It is 1969 and Glasgow is in the grip of the worst winter in decades. But it’s not the weather that has Glaswegians on edge: a serial killer is on the loose. He’s been dubbed The Quaker. He leaves no clues, he moves in the shadows, and the investigation into his crimes has led police down one blind... -
Gaëlle Bélem
The Rarest Fruit
Gaëlle Bélem’s The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the untold stories behind a beloved flavor. -
Andrea Camilleri
The Revolution of the Moon
From Andrea Camilleri, author of the Inspector Montalbano series, comes the remarkable account of an exceptional woman who rises to power in 17th century Sicily and brings about sweeping changes that threaten the iron-fisted patriarchy, before being cast out in a coup after only 27 days.