"The prolific Norwegian consistently crafts page-turners out of the daily drudgery you'd usually find sedative rather than thrilling. The same inexplicable magic permeates his latest series, which began with The Morning Star and here gets its fourth installment. Only, unlike projects such as his autofictional My Struggle, Knausgaard here weaves his interlinked plots with actual magic or supernatural horror, at least, as a vaguely apocalyptic event loosens the tenacious grip of his characters' daily cares."
"The setting in Mueenuddin's debut novel a modern Pakistan rife with corruption, feudalism and resilience thrums with such vitality, it can feel like a character in its own right. But the home of this sweeping saga of class, violence and romance can also be seen as a "distorting mirror," says Mueenuddin, whose short stories have earned him nods for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. "Without a doubt," he told NPR's Weekend Edition, "I'l"
Mid-January publishing presents international fiction that spans intimate realism and supernatural horror. The School of Night continues a linked series that turns quotidian detail into gripping momentum, introducing vaguely apocalyptic forces and a faustian-tinged figure whose bargain propels the mystery. This Is Where the Serpent Lives places a sprawling saga in a modern Pakistan rife with corruption, feudalism and resilience, where the setting pulses like a character and themes of class, violence and romance intertwine. The Book Ahead column is shifting from weekly to monthly to offer a broader view of forthcoming releases.
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