Anna Leventhal (Books)

Anna Leventhal Books

Anna Leventhal's acclaimed short story collection delves into the intricacies of human connection and the quiet struggles within ordinary lives. Her prose is marked by a sharp yet compassionate eye, revealing the delicate balance of vulnerability and resilience that defines us. Through her masterful storytelling, Leventhal crafts narratives that linger, prompting reflection on the shared experiences that bind us.

Sweet Affliction

200 pages
7 hours of reading

3.9(107)Add rating

A pregnancy test is taken at a wedding, a bad diagnosis leads a patient to a surprising outlook, and a civic holiday becomesa dystopian nightmare. By turns caustic, tender, and creepily hilarious, Sweet Affliction reveals the frailties, perversions, and resilience of Anna Leventhal’s cast of city-dwellers. Shiftless youths, a compulsive collector of cigarette butts, and a dying pet rat populate fifteen sharply-observed and darkly funny stories that suck at the marrow of modern life.