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The Largesse of the Sea Maidenby Denis JohnsonThis posthumouscollection of five storiesincludes at least one masterpiece.
Johnson returns to the territory of his classicJesus Sonand moves beyond it to explore various modes of survival.
That its author didnt live to see the collection published is tragic.
His approach is unflinching and he demands the same of his readers.
The result is an immediately significant entry in the literature of derangement and recovery.
As always, his telling is exquisite.
Its also a thrilling narrative of great historical sweep.
Kudosby Rachel CuskThe third and final novel in Cusks trilogy of self-suppressing autofiction is also the finest.
The person who records these tales Cusks alter ego Faye is the most beguilingly elusive presence in recent fiction.
Its an old-fashioned novel, politely and beautifully out of step with the times.
