“Hold the phone, kick down the door, and yell from the rooftops of all those American blue-collar towns that give birth to so many of our artists: a new one is among us, and his name is Anthony D’Aries. This man writes like Charlie Parker played the alto sax, with grit and verve and a willing free-fall into hard-won, illuminated truths. The Language of Men is a profoundly important book by a major new talent.”

-Andre Dubus III

“The Language of Men isn’t just a beautifully written memoir about a Vietnam vet father and the complicated legacy he leaves to his son, it’s also a disturbing, brutally honest, darkly funny meditation on masculinity, violence, and sexuality. Anthony D’Aries is a writer to watch.”

-Tom Perrotta

“…an impressive debut. It is a pleasure to keep company with him in these moving and insightful pages.”

-Tracy Kidder

"A brave and candid journey into a post-war American father-son relationship.”

-Cynthia Enloe