Fiction
That Smell and Notes from Prison
Paperback
That Smell is Sonallah Ibrahim’s modernist masterpiece and one of the most influential Arabic novels. Composed in the wake of a five-year prison sentence, the semi-autobiographical story follows a recently released political prisoner as he wanders through Cairo, adrift in his native city.
The Obituary Writer: A Novel
Hardback
A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras.
Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War
Paperback
Winner of the Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction
A civil war saga that resonates with the bitter glory and human shame of the Confederacy.
After the Fall: A Novel
Hardback
"This is a wonderful, forever book." —George Booth, cartoonist for The New Yorker
Busy Monsters: A Novel
Paperback
“The best literary present . . . has a delicate sweetness that shows through at just the right moments.”—Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World