Asylum Piece and Other Stories

Dearest Anna, I finished your book about madness, about inner poverty, about redemption and the mystical obsession with death. There's a word to describe books such as these, but I fail to remember that word. Oh well, my review is nothing more than a large applause sign. Did you live this, or are you dreaming it all? I suppose that doesn't matter. I'm writing to say, thank you. Ms. Kavan, I understand.

If you have ever enjoyed Kavan's work, this book is a must read.If you own any of her work, this is a must buy.

I found this book in a lowly second-hand bookstore and it cost 50 pesos (less than 2 cents) back in 95 and found more than a bargain--a real find and a gem of a book. I've reread the book countless times and plugged friends to read it at the cost of our friendship. These are stories that will haunt you to go back and search for words you thought were there but were really between the lines and beneath the pages. These are evocations of both retchedness and humanity. I've never heard of Anna Kavan or any of her work, and people still raise eyebrows when I mention her name as one of my favorites. But this book will surely flee with me in case of a fire breakout. Nobody can take it away from me, here that? You can even ask my friend Chati.

I found this book in a lowly second-hand bookstore and it cost 50 pesos (less than 2 cents) back in 95 and found more than a bargain--a real find and a gem of a book. I've reread the book countless times and plugged friends to read it at the cost of our friendship. These are stories that will haunt you to go back and search for words you thought were there but were really between the lines and beneath the pages. These are evocations of both retchedness and humanity. I've never heard of Anna Kavan or any of her work, and people still raise eyebrows when I mention her name as one of my favorites. But this book will surely flee with me in case of a fire breakout. Nobody can take it away from me, here that? You can even ask my friend Chati.