Bonsai won the Chilean Critics Award for best novel of the year in 2006and it's easy to understand why.
No one writes a story like Lydia Davis. In the years since she began publishing her lyrical, extremely short fiction, she has quietly become one of t… - Jonathan Messinger
No one writes a story like Lydia Davis. In the years since she began publishing her lyrical, extremely short fiction, she has quietly become one of t…
- Jonathan Messinger
The impulse to tell the truth was not as great as the fear of being left off the page. - Jonathan Messinger
The impulse to tell the truth was not as great as the fear of being left off the page.
Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves. - Jonathan Messinger
Reading the [The Verso Book of Dissent] is like encountering the best version of our angry selves.
"How could you love something so destructive?" I ask. "Because this wolf doesn't care if your heart is whole or not," you say. "It tastes just the sa… - Jonathan Messinger
"How could you love something so destructive?" I ask. "Because this wolf doesn't care if your heart is whole or not," you say. "It tastes just the sa…
I don't think my moped could outrun a cheetah. - Jonathan Messinger
I don't think my moped could outrun a cheetah.
The quotes are often poignant or funny (one man before the firing squad requests a bulletproof vest) and often don't register as much more than inter… - Jonathan Messinger
The quotes are often poignant or funny (one man before the firing squad requests a bulletproof vest) and often don't register as much more than inter…
Bonsai won the Chilean Critics Award for best novel of the year in 2006and it's easy to understand why. - Jonathan Messinger
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