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Paula Fox
Paula Fox (1923—2017) was the author of Desperate Characters, The Widow’s Children, A Servant’s Tale, The God of Nightmares, Poor George, The Western Coast, and Borrowed Finery: A Memoir, among other books.
Books by Paula Fox
Poor George: A Novel
Paula Fox, Jonathan Lethem
Paperback, 2001
"The best first novel I've read in quite a long time…A merciless uncovering of the exurban wastelands of the spirit." —New York Review of BooksA Servant's Tale: A Novel
Paula Fox, Melanie Rehak
Paperback, 2001
"A rare and wondrous thing....[Fox] knows how to create a character."—VogueThe Western Coast: A Novel
Paula Fox, Frederick Busch
Paperback, 2001
America and the catastrophic world of twentieth-century war, mass murder, and horror are the backdrop of this story of Annie Gianfala, a young woman who finds herself cast adrift in Hollywood with...The God of Nightmares
Paula Fox, Rosellen Brown
Paperback, 2002
"Vividly rendered…haunting…[Paula Fox] writes with silken ease and a sensitivity to nuance." —NewsdayNews from the World: Stories & Essays
Paula Fox
Hardback, 2011
A collection that traces the celebrated career of a grande dame of contemporary literature.News from the World: Stories and Essays
Paula Fox
Paperback, 2012
“Not only can Fox see, she can hear, she can feel.”—Zadie Smith, Harper’sDesperate Characters
Paula Fox, Jonathan Franzen
Paperback, 2015
One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels
One of the New York Times' 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years
"A towering landmark of postwar Realism…A sustained work of...News from the World: Stories and Essays
Paula Fox
E Book, 2012
“Not only can Fox see, she can hear, she can feel.”—Zadie Smith, Harper’sA Servant's Tale: A Novel
Paula Fox, Melanie Rehak
E Book, 2011
"A rare and wondrous thing....[Fox] knows how to create a character."—VogueThe God of Nightmares
Paula Fox, Rosellen Brown
E Book, 2011
"Vividly rendered…haunting…[Paula Fox] writes with silken ease and a sensitivity to nuance." —Newsday