Fiction. "There are moments that remind me of Sax Rohmer or early 20th century science fiction, bits and pieces of language that seem to come out of Jules Verne or Gaston LeRoux. The language itself i
"All hail Lock, whose narrative soul sings fairy tales, whose language is glass."?? Kate Bernheimer, editor of My mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me and Fairy Tale Review"Our finest modern fabu
"Brilliant. . . . Shimmers with glorious language, fluid rhythms, and complex insights. . . . A glorious meditation on justice, truth, loyalty, story, and the alchemical effects of love.&
Praise for The American Novels series:"A glorious meditation on justice, truth, loyalty, story, and the alchemical effects of love." ?NPR on The Boy in His Winter"Like all Mr. Lock's books, this is an
“[Norman Lock’s fiction] shimmers with glorious language, fluid rhythms, and complex insights.” —NPR“Lock writes some of the most deceptively beautiful sentences in contemporary fiction. Beneath their
"[Norman Lock's fiction] shimmers with glorious language, fluid rhythms, and complex insights." —NPR"Lock writes some of the most deceptively beautiful sentences in contemporary fiction. Beneath their
Mark Twain's characters Huck Finn and Jim remain outside of time on the Mississippi River and witness transformative events in American history, with Huck, after entering real time, taking stock of th
Fiction. In Java, a master of the shadow-puppet theater seeks to possess--by his art--a woman, who perishes as though by the contagion of his unnatural desire. SHADOWPLAY is a meditation on story-tell
?[Lock’s fiction] shimmers with glorious language, fluid rhythms, and complex insights.” ?NPR?[Lock] is one of the most interesting writers out there.” ?Reader’s Digest?Lock writes some of the most de
A History of the Imagination is a postmodern tale of adventure that reshapes the parameters of time and space, thought and action. In a metaphorical Africa, replete with nostalgia (but no dimensions),
Mark Twain's characters Huck Finn and Jim remain outside of time on the Mississippi River and witness transformative events in American history, with Huck, after entering real time, taking stock of th
