Felix recommends autumn reading
Overwhelmed by the huge selection of books released this fall? Books editor Jingjie Cheng selects five of the best.
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Overwhelmed by the huge selection of books released this fall? Books editor Jingjie Cheng selects five of the best.
This surreal novel from Mexican author Cristina Rivera Garza explores the nature of boundaries, in a haunted tale that sticks in the imagination.
Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness benefits from a lyrical writing style, and a twist on the near-exhausted story of forbidden love.
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Négar Djavadi’s debut novel explores the history of a single family living through revolutionary Iran, mediating on how language can help carve a space of belonging.
Audrey Schulman’s novel explores a dizzying array of topics, from modern technology to primal relationships. It doesn’t always hit the mark, but when it does it soars.
This short novel from Hwang Jungeun promises a magical exploration of post-industrial Korea, but falls short when it comes to giving us answers.
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Christine Schutt’s short story collection is unsettling and haunting, with her mastery of language used to perfectly portray her lonely, isolated subjects.
Asad Haider’s new book neatly skewers the problems with modern identity politics, but doesn’t go far enough in offering us a solution.
Barrie Condon fails to convince in his attempt to overturn our current understanding and faith in science, which leaves Books Writer Clemens Jakubec less than impressed.
Uzbek exile novelist Hamid Ismailov’s novel draws from rich Central Asian culture and poetic tradition, in an exploration of what it means to be a writer.