Madagascar: New and Selected Stories

"A collection to be held up as evidence that the short story not only endures but also flourishes."—Booklist, starred review

"Steven Schwartz's masterly Lives of the Fathers mines our deepest feelings toward parents, time, memory, and forgiveness."—Chicago Tribune

"Schwartz delineates with admirable and diverting finesse the timeless spectacle of parents and offspring locked in tenderly shattering combat."—Publishers Weekly

"These eight stories reveal Schwartz's remarkabl...