The Fugue

"Aras has created damaged and intricate characters. [The Fugue] is a wholly complex original that demands to be read."" — Gapers Block ""[M]agisterial...Like Dostoyevsky and the other Russian masters to whom Aras is clearly indebted, this book doesn't shy away from the big themes, and yet he has written a story that should have no trouble holding many a reader under its spell."" — Chicago Tribune ""A sprawling, fascinating novel...a grand addition to the bookshelf of Chicago authors."" — Rick Kogan, WGN Radio ""A marvelous book. Intricately arranged and composed of raw emotion, The Fugue resonates well beyond its last page. In the tradition of the great Russian novel, perhaps closest to Dr. Zhivago, The Fugue is a joy to read: full of surprises, unashamed of emotion but never sentimental, a sincere, big-souled book."" — Dan Vyleta, author of The Crooked Maid ""A remarkably graceful, complex, multi-layered work, beautifully executed, intricately plotted, steeped in historical authenticity—a genuine, serious accomplishment. Gint Aras has written a book of lasting value."" — Mikhail Iossel, author of Every Hunter Wants to Know ""The Fugue is a masterpiece of literary fiction that echoes novels like A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Les Miserables, and To the Lighthouse with its cross-generational plot line and deep-seated narrative about the struggles, sadness and often futile nature of life...Beautifully composed and entirely unforgettable, Gint Aras' The Fugue is a must-read for the year."" — Centered on Books ""Highly entertaining...important and brilliant."" — Heavy Feather Review ""A must-read."" — Newcity"