Books by Ann Goldstein
“Ferrante gets at something profoundly true about parenthood, that it is both a glorious and a torturous bond. One feels a natural resentment about the demands children place on you—a desire to run away from them and live unencumbered by responsibility—yet also a desire never to be separate from them.” Read more...
The Best Metaphysical Thrillers
Greg Jackson, Novelist
Interviews where books by Ann Goldstein were recommended
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The Invention of Morel
by Adolfo Bioy Casares, translated by Ruth L. C. Simms -
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If On A Winter's Night A Traveller
by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver -
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Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig, translated by Joel Rotenberg -
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The Intuitionist
by Colson Whitehead -
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The Lost Daughter
by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein
The Best Metaphysical Thrillers, recommended by Greg Jackson
The Best Metaphysical Thrillers, recommended by Greg Jackson
Metaphysical literature calls into question the very nature of reality, says the acclaimed US novelist Greg Jackson: it dramatises “the liquid mysteries of thought, pattern, and form.” Here, he highlights five ‘metaphysical thrillers’—artfully written novels powered by intrigue, which explore or embody philosophical dilemmas.
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My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante -
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My Brilliant Friend: The Neapolitan Quartet
by Elena Ferrante -
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The Beach at Night
by Elena Ferrante -
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The Lost Daughter
by Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein -
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The Days of Abandonment
by Elena Ferrante -
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Frantumaglia: A Writer's Journey
by Elena Ferrante
The Best Elena Ferrante Books, recommended by Sarah Chihaya and Merve Emre
The Best Elena Ferrante Books, recommended by Sarah Chihaya and Merve Emre
From her early novellas to the Neapolitan quartet, the elusive Elena Ferrante has achieved deserved superstar status for the compulsively readable, addictive quality of her writing. Two of the authors of The Ferrante Letters, Sarah Chihaya and Merve Emre, introduce us to Ferrante and recommend what to read next after My Brilliant Friend.