Thaisa Frank's short stories have received two PEN awards, and her two previous collections have been on the bestseller list of the San Francisco Chronicle. Her has work been widely translated, and her first novel, Heidegger's Glasses, was published by Counterpoint in 2010.
Praise for Enchantment <br> Thaisa Frank's Enchantment serves the reader small, jeweled worlds of wonder-- contortionists and circus masters, enchanted men and vampires, angel channelers and Pre-Raphaelites. This powerful and unforgettable collection shows the mortal challenges faced by even the most extraordinary characters. --Siobhan Fallon, author of You Know When the Men Are Gone <br> Enchantment explores the shadows at the edges of our lives, and the restless truths that inhabit them. Thaisa Frank's prose is pitch-perfect, as is her instinct for exploring the unspoken hungers of the human spirit. These are stories of startling beauty, boldly imagined and finely wrought. --Carolina De Robertis, author of Perla <br>Praise for Heidegger's Glasses <br> Frank's vision of the Holocaust is original and startling, with compelling characters and a narrative that's both explosive and ponderous. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) <br> Thaisa Frank uses one of history's greatest crimes, the Holocaust, as the backdrop to an original, imaginative, and compelling story. Both intellectual and emotional, Heidegger's Glasses has plenty of real life lessons which are still relevant today. --The Huffington Post <br> A spellbinding, innovative, intellectually compelling tour-de-force. Thaisa Frank's imagination is boundless: she enchants and horrifies and moves us, often on the same page. --Michelle Huneven, author of Blame <br> This is stunning work, full of mystery and strange tenderness. Thaisa Frank has written one of the most compelling stories of the Nazi regime since D. M. Thomas's Pictures at an Exhibition. It is a book that will haunt you. --Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply <br> Written in the precise prose that has garnered praise for Frank's short fiction, this surreal tale is a vivid reminder of what we must not forget. --Booklist <br> A tour de force whose imagery haunts the reader long after the final page is turned.