MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2000
The series: An introduction
By the editors of Salon Books
Life and life only At the top of his form, Philip Roth delivers an astounding novel about three issues that make Americans crazy: Race, sex and Monica.
By Charles Taylor
Salon recommends The pick of recent fiction, from the critics and editors of Salon Books.
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2000
Painting the eyes of a god Michael Ondaatje, author of "The English Patient," returns with a shimmering, suspenseful tale of a skeleton with a dreadful secret.
By Gary Kamiya
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2000
It's a theme-park life In George Saunders' savage, soulful satires, ordinary people face real crises in a disturbingly artificial America.
By Chris Lehmann
Knuckle-puller makes goodGeorge Saunders talks about the bumpy road that led to his strange but far from implausible fiction.
By Laura Miller
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2000
Espionage and exile Bosnian immigrant Aleksandar Hemon brilliantly mingles grand history and personal story in his debut
collection.
By George Packer
More spilled spaghetti Aleksandar Hemon, author of "The Question of Bruno," talks about his favorite spies and the need for messiness in American fiction.
By Laura Miller
FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2000
The flower of cities all In Zadie Smith's remarkable debut novel, London is a merry capital of mismatched lovers.
By Maria Russo
Girl wonder The life so far of multiracial literary sensation Zadie Smith.
By Maria Russo
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