In fiction, I have been on a Zweig kick. In England over December, I noticed that many British newspapers' year-end recommenders were praising the Pushkin Press for reissuing several works by Stefan Zweig, a brilliant Austrian writer whose work brings to mind that of his compatriot Joseph Roth... these fictions are a treat of prewar European literature Votes: 6
Flannery craved a cigarette. Her nerves were so tense that only nicotine could soothe them, and for the first time, she genuinely understood how the drug worked. It wasn't just a prop or an affectation. It was a tool for mental health. Votes: 3
This was another item about growing up: you encountered all the cliches of love and loss and heartbreak. Votes: 2
I plan to learn enough to read you like a book. Votes: 0
It could not always be love in the afternoon and passion in the night, gifts given, notes written, meals fed to each other. It can't all be like that. Votes: 0
No wonder you want to be a writer. How can you not, with all that behind you? You practically are a novel already. Votes: 0
Those who are apparently absent can feel more present than the people right in front of you. Votes: 0