1959

The year of 1959 CE.

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The Fawn

Magda Szabó
Contemporary Hungarian Literature

The feelings of hatred that lie at the novel’s foundation form a complex statement about class and the divisions between the classes.

Lover Man

Alston Anderson
Contemporary American Literature Short Story

What I admired most about Anderson’s writing was his ability to take a subject that seems so simple — like two children playing the dozens and going fishing — and turn it on its head. He layers meaning on top of meaning on top of meaning until every narrative is rich and strays far from just the subject at hand into a complex tapestry of politics, tension, and the injustices of the world at large.

Psycho

Robert Bloch
Contemporary American Horror

Bloch writes a twisting thriller that manages to surprise, even when you’ve watched the film first.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Mordecai Richler
Contemporary Canadian Literature

The book is one about the ruthlessness and all-consuming nature of greed as well as the eventual consequences of leading a life driven by monetary gain. I won’t give away the ending, but I’ll warn you that it’s nothing like Ebenezer Scrooge’s and there are no warm fuzzies involved. This is a review of Mordecai Richler’s The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

The Tin Drum

Günter Grass
Contemporary German Literature

December was busy. Far, far busier than even the holiday season had a right to be and more disturbingly, there was the feeling of endings in the air. This is a review of Günter Grass’ The Tin Drum.