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From the up-and-coming young American writer who has contributed to McSweeney's and written for the New Yorker comes a masterful collection of short stories that has already received rave reviews from many of the most prominent writers working today. Some of the stories are comic masterpieces, some embody as dark a vision of the universe as you are likely to encounter, and all of them showcase a writer grappling with the great questions of modern life.

Englander has written a fine collection, as intricately patterned across its length as a novel" -- Robert Macfarlane SUNDAY TIMES 20120122 few literary works have better demonstrated their veracity lately than this glorious collection -- Pankaj Mishra FINANCIAL TIMES 20120128 outstanding. Englander shows an unerring ear for dialogue -- Suzi Feay INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 20120129 a remarkable collection, not least because of its courageous determination to push forward in the direction hinted at by that last story -- James Lasdun THE GUARDIAN 20120204 offers something heftier and more challenging. Englander has a fine capacity for writing both unflinchingly and idiosyncratically about these difficult subjects -- Thomas Marks LITERARY REVIEW 20120201 it's great to see an author devoted to short stories in their own right - as potential gems worth polishing to perfection -- Anthony Cummins SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 20120205 brilliant. when he is (funny), he's sublime. -- Hugo Rifkind THE TIMES 20120211 his finest work yet. He has a rare range: his clean writing feels fresh, but it vibrates with a charming old-world sensibility, much like his first acclaimed collection. THE ECONOMIST 20120211 with its cool graphic cover and rapturous quotes from Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer, this slim volume of stories promises to be a revelation - and it is. -- Clare Longrigg PSYCHOLOGIES There is never anything as clumsy as a twist in Englander's stories - just a gradual, deft dismantling of what you thought you knew, or could rely on" -- Sophie Elmhirst NEW STATESMAN 20120213 a wonderful collection: entertaining, profound and gently powerful. It confirms Englander's stature as a serious comic voice. -- Alison Kelly Times Literary Supplement 20120217 2012 preview: Englander's latest short story collection marks him out as one of the finest American writers of his generation. -- Angel Gurria-Quintana FINANCIAL TIMES 20120107 Beautifully balanced between tragedy and comedy, ths collection is as enjoyable as it is thought provoking. We Love This Book 20120208 The book comes so larded with compliments - from Jonathan Franzen, Jennifer Egan and Dave Eggers, amongst others - that you set out feeling certain it will disappoint. It doesn't. -- Maggie Fergusson INTELLIGENT LIFE Englander combines a deft hand with a deceptively light touch. -- Claire Allfree METRO 20120229 These stories are excellently crafted, unpredictable and often deeply troubling, raising uncomfortable questions while always maintaining a sharp wit. PRESS ASSOCIATION 20120223 There is high literary talent here... enjoy Englander's mastery of the simplest, and hardest, form of writing - storytelling. THE HERALD 20120218 2012 preview: acclaimed US writer Nathan Englander explores ideas of Jewish identity -- Claire Allfree METRO 20120103 Englander's prose is simply beautiful, whether in dialogue or third-person; precise and poised, able to introduce the grit of reality while preserving the balance of the sentence THE SCOTSMAN 20120225 takes vignettes from Jewish life and explores them with a humane understanding of the human condition in all its paindul absurdity, lending them a universal signifance... a small masterpiece of tragic restraint. DAILY MAIL 20120305 Mr Englander knows where to hold back, a particular gift when writing about and around the martyr of his title, the locked up and locked in... Terrific collection. INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE 20120218 It requires great control and confidence to operate with any consistency at the point where humour grates so excrutiatingly against calamity. In the best of this collection, Englander proves he has both. -- Tim Martin DAILY TELEGRAPH 20120324 will leave you open-mouthed. JEWISH CHRONICLE 20120302 2012 preview: Look out for Nathan Englander's much-garlanded collection of story about modern Jewishness -- N/A THE GUARDIAN 20120107 Nathan Englander is a master of the short story and one of the great voices of our time. What We Talk About

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