Bryan Washington: “Heirlooms”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Bryan Washington's "Heirlooms," an excerpt, or, as they call it here, an adaptation from Washington's forthcoming novel Memorial.
Shirley Jackson: “The Lottery”
This week The New Yorker takes us back to a classic, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Marilynne Robinson: “Jack and Della”
This week's New Yorker fiction is "Jack and Della," by Marilynne Robinson. This is an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, Jack.
Hari Kunzru: “A Transparent Woman”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Hari Kunzru's "A Transparent Woman."
Franz Kafka: “The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Franz Kafka's "The Rescue Will Begin in Its Own Time," translated from the German by Michael Hofmann.
Scholastique Mukasonga: “Grief”
This week's New Yorker fiction is Scholastique Mukasonga's "Grief," translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Emma Cline: “White Noise”
In their 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published Emma Cline's "White Noise."
Haruki Murakami: “Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey”
As part of their 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published Haruki Murakami's "Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey," translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. This is a sequel to his 2006 story "A Shinagawa Monkey."
Ernest Hemingway: “Pursuit as Happiness”
For the 2020 Summer Fiction issue, The New Yorker has published a previously unpublished story by Ernest Hemingway, "Pursuit as Happiness."
David Means: “Two Nurses, Smoking”
This week's New Yorker fiction is "Two Nurses, Smoking," by David Means.