Top Five Albert Cossery Novels

(Of his slender body of work—eight novels, published between 1940 and 1999—seven have been translated into English. Here are my top five, in order of preference.)

 

  1. The Jokers

  2. Proud Beggars

  3. The Colors of Infamy

  4. Laziness in the Fertile Valley

  5. A Splendid Conspiracy


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