What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Paperback)

few literary works have better demonstrated their veracity lately than this glorious collection - Pankaj Mishra, FINANCIAL TIMES

Some of these stories are comic masterpieces, some embody as dark a vision of the universe as you are likely to encounter and all of them showcase a writer grappling with the great questions of modern life. - GRANTA

Englander has written a fine collection, as intricately patterned across its length as a novel, although its stories are set in various decades and locations... a book of cautious, crafted, crafty stories that catch you off guard again and again. - THE SUNDAY TIMES

This collection of short stories is covered with enthusiastic quotes from American literati. "This," you may think, "is either going to be fantastic or hyped nonsense." Thankfully, it's the former. - EMERALD STREET

A remarkable collection - THE GUARDIAN

The titular story - a twist on Raymond Carver's, of a similar name - jumps from brilliant Woody Allen-esque dialogue and comedy to darkness. - THE INDEPENDENT

Englander deals with powerful questions of morality, history and vengeance. - THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

His stories are moving and thought-provoking, pwerful and hilarious by turns. - NEWBOOKS magazine

An amusing and moving collection. - THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST

This collection by one of America's best short-story writers displays his inimitable capacity to shock, sadden and simultaneously entertain in his explorations of Jewish history and politics. - THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SEVEN Magazine

remarkable precision, agility and depth - BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH