Comedians

John L'Heureux. Penguin Books, $9 (224pp) ISBN 978-0-14-016765-8

L'Heureux explores faith and redemption in a secular age. ``His Flannery O'Connor-like moral tales expose the perverse secrets hidden in our hearts and capture the irreversible moments in which lives are forever changed,'' said PW. Penguin's paperback edition of L'Heureux's short story collection Desires is also slated for January. (Jan.)

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