The Old Man by the Sea

This novel makes as fine an introduction as any to the work of Domenico Starnone, grand master of the Italian literary scene. Reviewed by Rick Henry

Jonah and His Daughter

In this inventive novel, Romanian author Ioana Pârvulescu invites us to read the Old Testament fable of Jonah as something that deepens through time.

Reviewed by Rick Henry

The Illuminated Burrow

The Illuminated Burrow: A Sanatorium Journal, written by Romanian poet and novelist Max Blecher and translated by Gabi Reigh, is a meditation on the nature of significant moments, written as the author approached his death in 1938 at the age of twenty-eight.

Reviewed by Rick Henry

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