Anne Berest (All press)
- Mar 1 2025
“A revealing, heartrending biographical novel.”
— Foreword Reviews - Feb 1 2025
“An atmospheric excavation of an unusual woman.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Jan 29 2025
“Astounding, fascinating and enlightening.”
— Reading the West - Jan 24 2025
“Colorful... lyrical.”
— Publishers Weekly - Apr 27 2024
“I think it's time we get to know this amazing author better.”
— Advanced Reading Copy - Apr 22 2024
"The drama of Gabriële is less the life-and-death drama that drives The Postcard than the drama of biography, of how an unconventional life unfolds, and the drama of thought, specifically the ideas that change prevailing notions about mimetic art."
—Frenchly
- Apr 22 2024
"Like Gabriële herself, this book takes on big ideas about modern art and modern life—without losing sight of the people caught and crushed in those turning gears."
—The New York Times
- Jan 26 2024
“Precise analysis and candid self-disclosure.”
— The Sydney Morning Herald - Dec 6 2023
A Best Book of 2023
— Lilith Magazine - Dec 4 2023
“Best World Literature of 2023.”
— Library Journal - Nov 20 2023
A Best Book of the Year
— NPR - Nov 14 2023
“Must-Read Books of 2023.”
— TIME Magazine - Nov 6 2023
“[An] un-put-down-able book.”
— Washington Independent Review of Books - Oct 19 2023
“Shines a light on France.”
— The Reporter - Oct 5 2023
“A work of rare grace and importance.”
— The Guardian - Jul 12 2023
“Beautiful, affecting.”
— On the Seawall - Jul 10 2023
“Profound.”
— Jewish Journal - May 19 2023
“A brilliant work of autofiction.”
— Shelf Awareness (Starred Review) - May 16 2023
“[A] powerful literary work.”
— The New York Times Book Review - May 15 2023
“Moving.”
— The Wall Street Journal - May 15 2023
“An Unsigned Postcard Named Four Family Members Who Died in the Holocaust. Why?”
— New York Times - May 12 2023
“Stunning.”
— The New Yorker - May 1 2023
“A can’t-miss novel.”
— Chicago Review of Books - May 1 2023
“Electrifying.”
— Foreword Reviews (Starred Review) - Apr 28 2023
“Sweeping.”
— The Globe and Mail - Apr 3 2023
“I loved this book so much.”
— Book Riot - Apr 1 2023
“A sweeping saga.”
— Booklist - Mar 16 2023
“Absorbing.”
— Kirkus Reviews - Mar 5 2023
“Phenomenal...powerful...brilliant.”
— Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) - Feb 1 2023
“A moving reflection on loss, memory, and the past.”
— Library Journal (Starred Review) - Jan 9 2023
“A testament to the power of imagination.”
— Vogue