"A deeply realized tale of the power of music and the anonymity of history."

— Kirkus Reviews

“Edward Hamlin masterfully plays the full spectrum of literary elements and devices to create globe-spanning fictional worlds bursting with color and life in this collection."

— Foreword Reviews

"The stories in Night in Erg Chebbi are sweeping and intimate and awesomely confident in their own effects. Each story here is a world in miniature, illuminated by the flashbulb bursts of Hamlin’s luminous, controlled prose.”

—Karen Russell, Pulitzer Prize finalist

"Sonata in Wax is an absolutely gorgeous novel…I was reminded of Ian McEwan in the way that small details are used to build a big scene, and in the nuance Hamlin brings to Ben’s conflict over revealing the truth about the sonata. Sonata is a beautifully told mystery. I loved it.”

— Jane Harper, international bestselling author of The Dry

“This is a beautifully written and politically astute collection.”

— National Book Award finalist Jim Shepard

“Sonata in Wax is a terrific novel—immersive, compelling, smart, the story propelled by a cast of complex, full-bodied characters and the author’s absolute mastery of the musical worlds he conjures…I’m knocked flat with admiration for this splendid book.”

— Ben Fountain, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Devil Makes Three