Farrar Straus & Giroux
My German Brother
In 1960s Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ciccio is a troubled teenager: he and his friends steal cars, sleep with girls, and…
Woman of the Ashes
The introduction to this tale of the end of independence for the country then called Gaza (now Mozambique) is emblematic…
Theory of Shadows
On March 24, 1946, current world chess champion, Alexandre Alekhine, is supposed to be getting ready to defend his title…
The Kingdom of This World
Originally published in Spanish in 1949 and translated soon after, this second English translation offers a new edition of the…
King Zeno
New Orleans comes alive in 1918: the Great War is over; the musical sound of jazz is heard in many…
Like a Fading Shadow
In April 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Ray was not caught immediately, instead escaping…
To Die in Spring
The Spring referred to in the title is the Spring of 1945. Germany has manifestly lost the war, but the…
The Ninth Hour
Editors' choice
In the early 1900s in immigrant-packed Brooklyn, a young Irish husband commits suicide, a grievous and unpardonable sin for Catholics.…
To Die in Spring
Editors' choice
Two things to know: this novel is excellent, and it’s no place to be looking for even involuntary laughs. Set…
Autumn of the Black Snake: The Creation of the U.S. Army and the Invasion That Opened the West
Hogeland’s book is a finely researched entry about a war about which few Americans are aware—the war to eradicate the…
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