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The Love Affairs of Prestige

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We’re nearly at the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11, which is difficult to believe. In Glass Century, my new novel, I wrestled directly with the implications of that day. Compact Magazine declared, to my great gratification, “few have captured their horror and the lasting impact they’ve [the Twin Towers] had on an entire generation better than Ross Barkan in his new novel, Glass Century.” If you liked the book and agree, please rate it on Goodreads. Not long ago, I reread large chunks of The Love Affairs of Nataniel P., which is one of the great American novels of the 2010s. Adelle Waldman’s debut is a send-up of literary Brooklyn, but it is, at heart, a nineteenth century novel brought into the twenty-first, a tale of tangled romance and status competition. Waldman’s pacing, pitch, and attention to detail are exquisite, and it’s thrilling to rediscover a novel that is weightier than you remembered, more alive than when you found it in your early twenties. As a writer in New York, I

The Love Affairs of Prestige Reflections on 'Nathaniel P' and the new media age Ross Barkan Sep 05, 2025 145 31 34 Share We’re nearly at the twenty-fourth anniversary of 9/11, which is difficult to believe. In Glass Century , my new novel , I wrestled directly with the implications of that day. Compact Magazine declared , to my great gratification, “few have captured their horror and the lasting impact they’ve [the Twin Towers] had on an entire generation better than Ross Barkan in his new novel, Glass Century .” If you liked the book and agree, please rate it on Goodreads. Not long ago, I rer

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