Books Authored
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Curious Attractions: Essays on Writing
University of Michigan Press, 2005
"How much fun can a book about writing fiction be? The answer: a whole lot with Spark as your guide. An adventurous novelist and an experienced teacher, she takes a personal, anecdotal approach to the challenge of creating fiction (...) Her ability to both analyze fiction and respect its mystery makes for a suitably frank and bemused perspective backed by unabashed wonder at the workings of the imagination and the undeniable power of literature. Spark's canny essays are a pleasure for readers and writers alike."
-- Donna Seaman, Booklist
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 | The Ghost of Bridgetown Graywolf Press, 2001.
(2001) "In this intelligent, often bitingly funny exploration of liberal guilt and confusion, Spark's utterly believable characters balance on the razor's edge between justice and mercy, truth and love. The result is an edgy and unusual novel." —Andrea Barrett
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 | Coconuts for the Saint Avon, 1996
(1996) "A gorgeous novel … as richly imaginative, wildly sensual and wisely unsettling as they come. Real world magic." —Washington Post Book World
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 | 20 Under 30 Scribner, 1986;1996
(1986) "A confident and exciting new generation of literary talent. 20 Under 30 should be patents-it's that full of miraculous invention, incantation and heartfelt reality." —Jayne Anne Phillips
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Debra Spark writes like some pixillated offspring of a secret liason between J.D. Salinger and Isabel Allende.
——Steve Stern
Ms.Spark has a knack for the unpredictable that makes reading her novel a process of incremental discovery...the openness of her mind, the generosity of her narrative spirit, bring life to the book in, well, a magical way.
——The New York Times Book Review
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