New Vessel Press: 31 books

"A clear poetic sensibility built to stand against the forces of erasure."-The Wall Street Journal"Lebedev takes his place beside Solzhenitsyn and other great writers who have refused to abide by silence."-Kirkus ReviewsFrom the critically acclaimed author of Oblivion comes Year of the...

"Delightfully quirky and original, it feels like a Golden Age detective novel transposed, wonderfully, into the 21st century." —Peter James, author of Dead Simple and Dead Man's Time An unimaginably valuable pink diamond has gone missing and a mysterious Russian residing in Switzerland...

"A major inspiration for Elena Ferrante."—The New York Times A riveting classic of European literature, this superb collection of fiction and reportage is set in Italy's most vibrant and turbulent metropolis—Naples—in the immediate aftermath of World War Two. These writings...

"Hlasko's story comes off the page at you like a pit bull."-The Washington Post“His writing is taut and psychologically nuanced like that of the great dime-store novelist Georges Simenon, his novelistic world as profane as Isaac Babel's.”-Wall Street Journal"Spokesman for those who were angry...

"The best of the best from this year's bountiful harvest of uncommonly strong offerings ... Deeply original." -O, The Oprah Magazine"Exceptional ... In today’s less-than-brave new world in which sincere human interaction is disappearing even as the numbers of so-called ‘friends’ are multiplying,...

"Animal Internet is a most important book. This excellent work could be a strong catalyst for people to rewild, to reconnect and become re-enchanted with all sorts of mysterious and fascinating animals, both local and distant. By shrinking the world it will bring humans and other animals together in...

The New Republic Best Books of 2013 and World Literature Today Best Books of 2013."A simple mystery constructed very cleverly ... an atmospheric and understated book with vivid settings and characters, a true delight to read."–10 Best Books Shorter than 150 Pages, Publishers Weekly"Mairal's...

“A sweet, sad, sunny meditation on birds and music and the gentle approach of death.”- John Rockwell, former New York Times arts critic and editor and founding director of Lincoln Center Festival"A book like a fantastic party, as unshakeable as a child's faith. . . . Astonishes to the very...

"Fabre is a genius of these nuanced, interior moments ... The story Fabre tells is that of every one of us: looking for meaning in the mundane, moving through our lives, our interactions, as if through the fabric of a dream ... How do we live? it asks to consider. And: What does our existence mean?"--Los...

“A chilling account of the slow agony of Venice as illustrative of a global consumerist epidemic. Richly documented and imbued with deep angst about this supreme urban creation."-Philippe de Montebello, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtWhat is Venice worth? To whom does this...

"Hlasko was an original. His novels were fearless, his vision unsparing, and decades later, his darkly brilliant work has lost none of its power to unsettle. He achieved what few other writers ever have: he turned the literary landscape into a much more interesting place than it was when he found...

"A central question that animates Wivel is why those in the West, who profess a belief in such universal values as freedom and equality, have not done more to defend the human rights of this severely beleaguered minority."—University Bookman"Revealing, shocking, and well-researched reading."—Jyllands-PostenIn...

A woman gets up in the middle of a wintry night and starts baking a cake while her lover sleeps upstairs. When it’s time for her to take the cake out of the oven, we have read a story of romance and death. The narrator of this novel was widowed years ago and is trying to find new passion. But the...

Adua, an immigrant from Somalia to Italy, has lived in Italy nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. A searing novel about a young immigrant woman's dream of finding freedom in Rome and the bittersweet legacies of her African past.