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Fiction: Novels

Fault Lines

By Nancy Huston

Nancy Huston’s latest novel, Fault Lines, which was originally published in French (winning France’s Prix Femina in 2006) and is here translated by the author herself, is a family history and an exploration of the ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Culprits

By Robert Hough

A persistent dissonance undermines and eventually scuttles The Culprits, Robert Hough’s third novel. It’s the story of three radically different characters whose lives are eventually bound by an act of misguided and fanatical violence.The dissonance ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Crown Shyness

By Curtis Gillespie

Halfway through Curtis Gillespie’s debut novel is this quote from American journalist and author Janet Malcolm: “Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what’s happening around him knows ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Assassin’s Song

By M.G. Vassanji

In his latest novel, M.G. Vassanji tackles difficult and potentially explosive questions about the spiritual and the divine in India and North America. Fortunately, Vassanji’s book is multifaceted and subtle enough to do justice to ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Conceit

By Mary Novik

How to write a review in 350 words that does justice to Mary Novik’s extraordinary debut novel Conceit? It’s nearly impossible, which is probably why the book’s catalogue bumph veers toward the purple, making it ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels