Mark Haber
1) Lesser ruins
Author
Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Bereft after the death of his ailing wife, a retired professor has resumed his life's work - a book that will stand as a towering cathedral to Michel de Montaigne, reframing the inventor of the essay for the modern age. The challenge is the litany of intrusions that bar his way - from memories of his past to the nattering of smartphones to his son's relentless desire to make an electronic dance album. As he sifts through the contents of his desk,...
2) Ada
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
"In a remote country in Europe, Gerard Desacroux IV, petty tyrant and French nationalist, wants nothing more than to be reunited with Ada, the object of his desire ever since their brief fling in Paris years before. Though Ada is on her way to visit, there are the unfortunate matters of civil unrest, assassination attempts, and Ada's affluent (and highly inconvenient) husband to contend with before bliss is attained. Despite it all, Desacroux IV is...