Mark Jacobs, author
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Silent Light

A not-so-innocent American abroad comes face to face with the legacy of European imperialism in the heart of the African continent. 
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​​​Forty Wolves

An American finds himself in an isolated Aegean village where he becomes enmeshed in a web of lies and deceptions. ​
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​A Handful of Kings

 ​A page-turning thriller about what really happens in the world of espionage, by an insider
​who has lived it.
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​The Liberation of Little Heaven

A collection of short stories that explores the spiritual territory of South America through the difficult beauty of the characters' circumstances. ​
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​Stone Cowboy

Worried about her brother's mental state, his straitlaced sister travels to Bolivia to find him, enlisting the help of a stranded American.
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A Cast of Spaniards

A collection of short stories with a compelling cast of characters that illustrate the violence and passion in both the people and the landscape.
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"No writer is as brilliant as Mark Jacobs at exploring the rich fictional realm of the American abroad. He blends the literary traditions of Henry James and Graham Greene in work that is truly his own and truly wonderful. A Handful of Kings is his best book yet." 

ROBERT OLEN BUTLER
Pulitzer Prize Winner in Fiction

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Silent Light
    • A Handful of Kings
    • Forty Wolves
    • Stone Cowboy
    • A Cast of Spaniards
    • The Liberation of Little Heaven
  • Short Stories
  • Essays & More