Kino“A fast, complex, exhilarating roadster ride through history and time…Kino is an intoxicating Euro-brew, written with enormous skill and dedication.”
— Frederick Barthelme
“This is an elegant book, wrapping the core of a thriller in ideas that play with literary and semiotic conventions…Jürgen Fauth has a confident touch and is worth watching in the future.”
— David Marshall, reviewer, San Francisco Book Review
Three Ways of the Saw“Mullins, in a fresh and unforgettable voice and writing style, has reached across the human condition, exposing the sinew that holds us together, even while it hopelessly, inevitably shreds.”
- ForeWord Reviews
“A brooding, raw, rustbelt, jazzy, Motown energy informs the sensibility and sound of this writer, fuels his prose, and gathers this collection into a compelling whole.”
- Stuart Dybek, author of I Sailed With Magellan
“Matt Mullins deserves to be read. He will become an important part of our literary world. – Grady Harp
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Daring to Eat a Peach by Joseph Zeppetello“It’s like a great discovery I am dying to share with everybody, but at the same time I want to be selfish and keep it to myself.” – The (wannabe) Literati
“Life is both the choices we make and the accidents that happen to us. In Daring to Eat a Peach, Joseph Zeppetello captures both in fine fashion.”
- New York Times freelance reviewer James Polk
“A triumphant first novel!” – Florence Dee Boodakian, author of Resisting Nudities
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The Absent Traveler by Randall DeVallance“This novella simply exudes talent from its pages…”
- Deb Fowler, National Book Critics Circle member and Amazon.com Top Reviewer
“This is prose at its finest, startlingly well sculpted and completely compelling…This is brilliant writing!”
- Grady Harp, Amazon.com Top Reviewer
“Great for book clubs and discussion groups.”
- Fran Lewis, book reviewer and author
The Bee-Loud Glade by Steve Himmer“Himmer’s debut novel evokes Chekhov, Thoreau, Fowles, and others…” – Publishers Weekly
“A thoughtful, funny, tender novel full of memorable characters and heart-stilling moments.” – Pank Magazine
“An allegorical novel that seems eerily contemporary. Thoreau meets Ballard, meets Huysmans and many more.” – Tom McCarthy, author of Remainder and C
“[A] fascinating crossroads in American Literature…” – Plumb
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“Th[is] marvelous debut is worthy of a place on the same bookshelf as Lucky Jim and A Confederacy of Dunces…Kudera is the real deal.” – Ron Rash, award-winning author
“[A]n original, witty, uncompromising expose´of how we live now…This is a brilliant first novel.”
- Joan Mellen, author of A Farewell to Justice
“[A]n extremely talented and driven novelist.” – The Southeast Review
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“Beautiful in the same way that J.D. Salinger’s books are beautiful.” – New York Journal of Books
“A page-turner that introduces the literary world to an author with a clear and profound appreciation for the American literary canon.” – Small Press Reviews
“Reimagining famous works of literature is a time-honored tradition. J M Tohline’s tribute [to The Great Gatsby] puts him in excellent company. – Washington Independent Review of Books
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“Wonderfully inventive … a delightful tale that is subtle and outrageous in equal measure.”
- Publishers Weekly
“A funny debut novel … wry, dry, pure hilarity all around.” – Los Angeles Times
“Part satire, part mythic romance, The Snow Whale, like its namesake, is a unique creation.”
- Jaimy Gordon, author, Lord of Misrule
“[A] compelling novel.” – ForeWord Magazine
“A most cunningly crafted tale.” – Madison Smartt Bell, author of All Souls’ Rising
“[A] born storyteller.” – New York Journal of Books
“An exciting talent.” – Thomas Steinbeck, author of Down to a Soundless Sea
Learn more about TracksJÜRGEN FAUTH’S DEBUT NOVEL — KINO — NOW AVAILABLE
Neubabelsberg, Germany — Over eighty years after the release of Klaus “Kino” Koblitz’s first film, Tulpendiebe (The Tulip Thief), Atticus Books is thrilled to present the lost film’s trailer! Many thanks to the talented Ivan Guerro for his restoration work on the film. (See below.)
To explore Klaus “Kino” Koblitz’s life and work and to learn more about the Weimar Era in which he lived, visit the Tulpendiebe blog or experience the full monty in Jürgen Fauth’s debut novel, Kino, now available.
For a sample taste of Jürgen’s delicious writing, read an excerpt from Kino in the latest issue of The Collagist, online literature from Dzanc Books.
I remember reading somewhere, about five years ago, that more than half of all Americans between the ages of twenty and forty reported being in a band. The commentariat felt that this boded ill for the future of the music industry, having more participants than audience members. The same thing seems to be happening now [...]
What I love most about the short story is that you can do things that you can’t in a novel. Especially the short-short. Italo Calvino’s “All At One Point,” is one of my favorites. Who would read a whole novel about the fact that all matter and creation used to exist in a single point? [...]
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