Media Reviews
Englander has written a fine collection, as intricately patterned across its length as a novel -- Robert MacFarlane * SUNDAY TIMES *
few literary works have better demonstrated their veracity lately than this glorious collection -- Pankaj Mishra * FINANCIAL TIMES *
outstanding.. Englander shows an unerring ear for dialogue -- Suzi Feay * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *
a remarkable collection, not least because of its courageous determination to push forward in the direction hinted at by that last story -- James Lasdun * THE GUARDIAN *
offers something heftier and more challenging.. Englander has a fine capacity for writing both unflinchingly and idiosyncratically about these difficult subjects -- Thomas Marks * LITERARY REVIEW *
it's great to see an author devoted to short stories in their own right - as potential gems worth polishing to perfection -- Anthony Cummins * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
brilliant.. when he is (funny), he's sublime. -- Hugo Rifkind * THE TIMES *
his finest work yet. He has a rare range: his clean writing feels fresh, but it vibrates with a charming old-world sensibility, much like his first acclaimed collection. * THE ECONOMIST *
with its cool graphic cover and rapturous quotes from Dave Eggers and Jonathan Safran Foer, this slim volume of stories promises to be a revelation - and it is. -- Clare Longrigg * PSYCHOLOGIES *
There is never anything as clumsy as a twist in Englander's stories - just a gradual, deft dismantling of what you thought you knew, or could rely on -- Sophie Elmhirst * NEW STATESMAN *
a wonderful collection: entertaining, profound and gently powerful. It confirms Englander's stature as a serious comic voice. -- Alison Kelly * Times Literary Supplement *
2012 preview: Englander's latest short story collection marks him out as one of the finest American writers of his generation. -- Angel Gurria-Quintana * FINANCIAL TIMES *
Beautifully balanced between tragedy and comedy, ths collection is as enjoyable as it is thought provoking. * We Love This Book *
The book comes so larded with compliments - from Jonathan Franzen, Jennifer Egan and Dave Eggers, amongst others - that you set out feeling certain it will disappoint. It doesn't. -- Maggie Fergusson * INTELLIGENT LIFE *
Englander combines a deft hand with a deceptively light touch. -- Claire Allfree * METRO *
These stories are excellently crafted, unpredictable and often deeply troubling, raising uncomfortable questions while always maintaining a sharp wit. * PRESS ASSOCIATION *
There is high literary talent here... enjoy Englander's mastery of the simplest, and hardest, form of writing - storytelling. * THE HERALD *
2012 preview: acclaimed US writer Nathan Englander explores ideas of Jewish identity -- Claire Allfree * METRO *
Englander's prose is simply beautiful, whether in dialogue or third-person; precise and poised, able to introduce the grit of reality while preserving the balance of the sentence * THE SCOTSMAN *
takes vignettes from Jewish life and explores them with a humane understanding of the human condition in all its paindul absurdity, lending them a universal signifance... a small masterpiece of tragic restraint. * DAILY MAIL *
Mr Englander knows where to hold back, a particular gift when writing about and around the martyr of his title, the locked up and locked in... Terrific collection. * INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE *
It requires great control and confidence to operate with any consistency at the point where humour grates so excrutiatingly against calamity. In the best of this collection, Englander proves he has both. -- Tim Martin * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
will leave you open-mouthed. * JEWISH CHRONICLE *
2012 preview: Look out for Nathan Englander's much-garlanded collection of story about modern Jewishness -- n/a * THE GUARDIAN *
Nathan Englander is a master of the short story and one of the great voices of our time. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank showcases Englander's comic genius and lacerating vision of human nature as never before, in stories that are audacious, expertly crafted, and often unforgettably beautiful. The best work yet from a true American treasure -- Gary Shteyngart * Pre-publication praise *
It takes an exceptional combination of moral humility and moral assurance to integrate fine-grained comedy and large-scale tragedy as daringly as Nathan Englander does. His writing is liberal in every good sense of the word. -- Jonathan Franzen * Pre-publication praise *
Nathan Englander's new collection of stories tell the tangled truth of life, in prose that, as ever, surprises the reader with its gnarled beauty. One need look no further than 'Free Fruit for Young Widows' and 'Sister Hills' to find certifiable masterpieces of contemporary short story art. -- Michael Chabon * Pre-publication praise *
Nathan Englander is one of those rare writers who, like Faulkner, manages to make his seemingly obsessive, insular concerns all the more universal for their specificity. It's this neat trick, I think that makes the stories in his new collection so utterly haunting -- Richard Russo * Pre-publication praise *
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank is Nathan Englander's wisest, funniest, bravest and most beautiful book. It overflows with revelations and gems -- Jonathan Safran Foer * Pre-publication praise *
Nathan Englander's elegant, inquisitive, and hilarious fictions are a working definition of what the modern short story can do -- Jonathan Lethem * Pre-publication praise *
Nathan Englander is one of our most consistently brilliant, bold and funny writers-that part isn't really in doubt-but the depth of his feeling is the thing that separates him from just about everyone. You can hear his heart thumping feverishly on every page. And his stories are perhaps the most ideal vessel for his gifts -- Dave Eggers * Pre-publication praise *
This collection is a jolt of electricity through the heart, the head, the whole body nation. Here is a latitude of exquisitely-wrought prose. Courageous and provocative. Edgy and timeless. In Englander's hands, story-telling is a transformative act. Put him alongside Singer, Carver and Munro. Englander is, quite simply, one of the very best we have -- Colum McCann * Pre-publication praise *
Nathan Englander writes the stories I am always hoping for, searching for. These are stories that transport you into other lives, other dreams. This is deft, engrossing, deeply satisfying work. Englander is, to me, the modern master of the form. And this collection is the very best of the best -- Geraldine Brooks * Pre-publication praise *
What We Talk About When We Talk About Ann Frank vividly displays the humor, complexity, and edge that we've come to expect from Nathan Englander's fiction--always animated by a deep, vibrant core of historical resonance -- Jennifer Egan * Pre-publication praise *
glorious... Like all genuinely comic writers, he is profoundly serious - and moral. Nevertheless, his dialogue-rich stories move with a zing. * FINANCIAL TIMES *
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