The National Book Award-winning author of The Next New World now presents a gripping, magnificently realized novel of sexual and political intrigue set in the Caribbean--"a book heady with language and thick with story that leaves the reader exhilarated" (Chicago Tribune).
Before the notion of 'political correctness' encroached on the ways people spoke, wrote, and conducted themselves in public and private, some of America's best writers embraced unsafe sex, excessive alcohol, and a good cigar. From the classically libidinous Henry Miller to the hilariously contemporary Fran Lebowitz, "Drinking, Smoking and Screwing ...
Winner of the National Book Award for first fiction, Easy in the Islands is a collection of stories by one of America's foremost contemporary fiction writers. Infused with the rhythms and the beat of the Caribbean, these vivid tales of paradise sought and paradise lost are as lush, steamy, and invigorating as the islands themselves. From fishing ...
"The excitement of finding something strange consists precisely in noting its strangeness," says Paul Bowles in the foreword. In his final bit of writing before his death, Bowles hit on the driving force that impels the best travel writers: the urge to tell someone about their trips. In this book, they find the opportunity, bringing readers along ...
From the critically acclaimed author of Easy in the Islands, winner of the 1985 American Book Award for best first work of fiction--here is a new collection of short stories that celebrate the vitality of our language and the vigor of our lives.
The story behind the passionate, struggling, frequently discouraged, but always proud country, told by ordinary Cuban citizens - the people who still struggle with a revolution that is far from over. C. Peter Ripley developed a fascination with Cuban culture that took him on five illegal trips to the country between 1991 and 1997. During his ...
A celebration of true love and good food. Shacochis's thoughts on monogamy and hot sauce, sex and seafood, the ordeal of the holidays, and the enduring consolations of soup.
A reporter spends 18 months with American commandos on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti and reports on men and arms in modern times--and on a place that he sees a struggling to find its way. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999.
At a time when the popularity of the short story has re-emerged, Bob Shacochis stands out as one of the masters of the craft. Here is a stunning new collection from the author of Easy in the Islands, winner of the American Book Award for Best First Fiction.
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