As Flies to Whatless Boys
Robert Antoni
Akashic Books
<p><B>Winner of the 2014 OCM Bocas Prize!</B><BR>Included in <I><B>World Literature Today</B></I>'s Nota Benes, Summer 2014<BR>One of Edwidge Danticat's Best Books of 2013, the <I><B>New Yorker</B></I><BR>A Favorite Novel of 2013, <I><B>Tin House</B></I><BR>"William's account of young love attests to Antoni's fluency in the poetry of nostalgia. In words as vibrant as the personalities he creates, Antoni deftly captures unconquered territories and the risks we're willing to take exploring them."<BR>&#8212;<I><B>Publishers Weekly</B></I><BR>"The emotional influence of Willy's narrative&#8212;his loving descriptions of the people who surround him&#8212;is profoundly effective...Strikes strong emotional chords."<BR>&#8212;<I><B>Kirkus Reviews</B></I><BR>"Antoni...has written a novel epic in scope that...is driven by outbursts of fine writing."<BR>&#8212;<I><B>Booklist</B></I><BR>"A rollicking 19th-century colonial tale blends history with imagination."<BR>&#8212;<I><B>Library...</BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></BR></I></BR></B></p>