The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author weaves an ingenious, darkly humorous, and brilliantly observant story that follows the exploits and intrigue of a constellation of characters affiliated
One of twentieth-century America’s most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898–1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. I
It happened by the grace of God that Joseph Santangelo won his wife in a card game.On a September night so hot that the good Catholics of New York wonder if their city has slipped into hell, the butch
In these two audacious novellas, Americans abroad find that losing themselves in another culture can be dangerousInvited to Prague’s first annual Kafka conference to read from his play about the great
In seventeenth-century Poland, a rabbi takes on the education of a kingThe Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the community’s lawyers, judges, or scholars wi
A novel about learning to live in a world stranger than any tabloid headlineThough she’s written dispatches from across the globe—covering the Loch Ness monster, live dinosaurs, and the ever-enigmatic
“Francine Prose is one of a handful of truly indispensable American writers.” —Gary ShteyngartThe Glorious Ones are an unlikely troupe—there’s Armanda, the cheerful dwarf and ex-nun; chattering Columb
Revelations of the mysterious, contradictory heart of everyday lifeIt’s one thing for your husband to leave you for another woman, but how is a person supposed to feel when the man of her dreams aband
In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and tricks of the masters to discover why
Did they, or didn't they? Did she, or didn't she? Something happened to fourteen-year-old Maisie Willard?something involving her three friends, all boys. But their stories don't match, and the ru
My father was killed on 9/11. Everybody in town knows we lost him forever when the North Tower collapsed. What they don't know is that he was gone long before that day. What they don't know is
In the aftermath of a nearby school shooting, a grief and crisis counselor takes over Central High School and enacts increasingly harsh measures to control students, while those who do not comply disa
In this brilliant collection, the follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, the distinguished novelist, literary critic, and essayist celebrates the pleasures of reading and pa
Francine Prose's first collection of stories displays her gift for revealing the mysteries and contradictions at the heart of contemporary life.A young woman, disappointed by her lover, discovers that
