- Extraordinary Renditions
- Andrew Ervin
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Pleiades
“[Ervin’s] prose is elegant and his complex lyrical imagery is rendered with clarity. . . . Ervin’s intersecting novellas give us fully realized characters, experiencing dramatically different renditions of the same time and place—they sift through the ordinary in order to present us the extraordinary. This collection is the announcement of a talent to watch.” Continue reading
The Review Lab
“The novel is full of pain and grief, sad memories and dangerous futures, but through all that there’s an overwhelming beauty to be found in the passions and personalities of Lajos, Brutus and Melanie.” Continue reading
Mid-American Review
“For those especially interested in the subjects of music and war, love and injustice, Extraordinary Renditions is a novel that should not be missed. For those beginning to lose sight and sympathy for their neighbors, Ervin’s writing could be the very melody that reminds them of the indisputable connectedness we share.” Continue reading
Huffington Post
“Andrew Ervin’s Extraordinary Renditions, a collection of loosely linked novellas, was one of the year’s most memorable books of fiction.” Continue reading
The Story Prize – “The Long List: Other Notable Short Story Collections”
“It was difficult to choose three finalists. And it was just as difficult to narrow the remaining field down to a reasonable number of other notable collections, but these are the ones that ultimately stood out for me.” Continue reading
HTML Giant – “A Conversation with Andrew Ervin”
“For a white writer like myself to ignore race, and our nation’s racist history (and present) would be unconscionable.” Continue reading
Dzanc Books blog – “A Cheater’s Top Ten Small Press Books of 2010″
It was nice of the great Kyle Minor to include Extraordinary Renditions on his list.
New York Times Book Review
“The variety of viewpoints and the author’s evident intimacy with an ancient foreign capital are promising, and Ervin makes it plain that he is taking on weighty themes: history, empire, race, the power of art.” Continue reading
WOSU NPR – “Favorite Books of 2010″
“[T]his print version doesn’t include [...] the explanation of why I’d take Andrew Ervin’s Extraordinary Renditions to a desert island.” Continue reading
A Concise Blog
“I love the title. And the cover photograph. But that’s not all. Budapest is palpable.” Continue reading
