From the category archives:

Dooling Fiction

Bush Pigs

February 11, 2001

Short Fiction by Richard Dooling Bush Pigs, a short story by Richard Dooling, is now available on an audio CD-ROM from Amazon. Originally published in The New Yorker, Bush Pigs is a cult favorite of returned Peace Corps volunteers, or anyone else suffering from “reverse culture shock.” Actor Mark Nelson performed Bush Pigs live in [...]

Read the full article →

Brain Storm

May 9, 1998

A Novel by Richard Dooling Read Chapter One of Brain Storm New York Times Notable Book of 1998 Amazon Hot 100 Bestseller Review Excerpts “Dooling’s new book is a brilliant concoction, flashing with comedic and intellectual energy . . . . an inspired piece of work, a caustically funny, antic diatribe with a tightly woven [...]

Read the full article →

White Man’s Grave

March 9, 1994

A Novel by Richard Dooling 1994 National Book Award Finalist New York Times Notable Book of 1994 Read Chapter One of White Man’s Grave Review Excerpts “A bravura display of satire . . . Dooling evokes the humane checks and balances of a deep world: the logic, you might say, of its magic.”– Richard Eder, [...]

Read the full article →

Critical Care: A Novel, by Richard Dooling

February 9, 1992

Use Amazon’s “Search Inside The Books” feature to read chapter one of Critical Care. Review Excerpts “A sardonic, often harrowing look at the American way of life-support.”–Kirkus Reviews “A bitter and disturbing, though often very funny, first novel with a sensibility that Dr. Strangelove fans will recognize.” — Beryl Benderly, Washington Post Book World. “A [...]

Read the full article →

Next Entries →