Love Today: Stories

by Maxim Biller

Book Overview

Now in paperback, the extraordinary English language debut from the critically acclaimed writer Maxim Biller, whose "gossamer fictions may remind you of narrative poems in their ability to simultaneously elude and haunt you" (Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine). - A writer on the verge of international acclaim: maxim Biller's work received raves when it was published in The New Yorker in the summer of 2007, and he's already been published in Dutch,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141657266X
• ISBN13: 9781416572664
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

modern love

I first saw the story "The Mahogany Elephant" in The New Yorker and was amazed by Biller's insight and precise rendering of the tricks and currents of modern love. I flipped back to the start of it a few times just to burn his name into my head so I would remember to buy the book when it came out. And the book is no disappointment. Biller is sharp, almost surgical in his spare portrayal of relationships. Any reader can recognize moments they've lived themselves -- except with a new understanding from getting the perspective of Biller's all-seeing eye. Not every story coheres; at times the emotional distance keeps you from connecting with the characters. But many of the stories will just blow you away, and collectively, they have real power. You realize you're in the hands of a master, that his apparently simple writing is anything but, and that Biller not only sees but understands. A great debut. Can't wait for more!