Books by Joel Rotenberg
“The novella parallels, in some ways, aspects of Zweig’s own life. It was one of the last things he wrote and it was published posthumously. Zweig left Europe in 1940 for New York, then emigrated to Brazil, where not long after he and his wife committed suicide. The main characters in Chess Story represent elements of Zweig’s own experience as well as events in Europe at that time.” Read more...
The Best Metaphysical Thrillers
Greg Jackson, Novelist
Interviews where books by Joel Rotenberg 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 -
5
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.
