Private NovelistFrom the brilliant and incisive author of Mislaid\"a writer of extraordinary talent and range\" (Jonathan Franzen) whose \"capacity for inventions is immense\" (BookForum)comes a new collection of her earliest work: two wildly funny novellas (Sailing Towards the Sunset by Avner Shats and European Story for Avner Shats) available in one compact volume. Years ago, Nell Zink resolved to write a book for her friend, the Israeli novelist Avner Shats, that

doesn’t he

the effects of post-colonialism

and future and its significance to the African American legacy and the nation’s fabric

no matter if you’ve barely used a stove or are an old hand around the kitchen

An inspiration for generations of civil rights crusaders

While tensions between Ted and Nick escalate

creating a vibrant conversation about the Black female experience today

Yet as Piper well knows

Patty Loveless sings her heart out while her beloved older sister lies dying in a nearby hospital and superstar Shania Twain talks with handicapped Fan Fair goers

opening up about the team that raised him and the city that molded him

The New York Times bestselling author of Cane and Abe and Black Horizon blends Goodfellas and Elmore Leonard in this wild

with many bodies still unidentifiable