17-year-old Samuel Gerson befriends Dmitri, an enigmatic Russian immigrant obsessed with Dostoevsky. Their friendship, combined with Samuel’s grandfather’s suicide, leads to a cycle of disturbing violence.
Follows a protagonist struggling with his inner demons and physical desires. sensualist
This 1999 novella by the celebrated Anglo-Indian author Ruskin Bond is a departure from his usual gentle, nature-focused stories. It is a bold and "brutal" exploration of a man's descent into self-destruction, driven by his own libido. This 1999 novella by the celebrated Anglo-Indian author
This work blends traditional fiction with visual clues like notes and anatomical engravings to create a "hallucinatory tale". THE SENSUALIST by Daniel Torday • Book Review THE SENSUALIST by Daniel Torday • Book Review
The book caused a significant stir in India and was even charged with obscenity in Mumbai upon its release. Daniel Torday: A Coming-of-Age Novella
Published in 2012, this National Jewish Book Award winner tells a "quietly devastating" story set in 1990s Baltimore.
It examines the collision between inherited culture and the world adolescents create for themselves. Barbara Hodgson: An Illustrated Mystery