Why people recommend it
Your Duck Is My Duck by Deborah Eisenberg is a sharp and incisive collection of short stories that interrogates contemporary anxieties, political disillusionment, and shifting social landscapes. On an episode of The Book Review titled The End of the ‘Struggle’, Parul Sehgal discussed the publication, sharing that she had a very good week reviewing the new book by Deborah Eisenberg, titled Your Duck Is My Duck. Subsequently, on another episode of The Book Review titled Tyranny in Rome and Fake Drugs in Fiction, host Gilbert Cruz returned to the collection during a conversation about specific literary elements. Cruz noted that the Deborah Eisenberg collection is indeed Your Duck Is My Duck, and pointed out that she features a fictional drug called verx within the context of the title story of that specific collection. Together, these discussions underscored Eisenberg's signature stylistic precision and her uncanny ability to map the unsettling contours of modern life through finely crafted fiction that leaves a lasting impression on critics and readers alike.
Who recommended it
- Parul Sehgal Recommended
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
Parul Sehgal — 1 mention
“I had a very good week I reviewed the new Deborah Eisenberg it's a book called your duck is my duck”
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
“I want to go back to some of the specific drugs you mentioned the Deborah Eisenberg that collection is your duck is my duck and she has this drug verx in the title story of that collection”