Kamel Daoud: “Musa”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Kamel Daoud’s “Kamel,” translated from the French by John Cullen. Read the full post.
New Yorker Fiction
Thomas Pierce: “This Is an Alert”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Thomas Pierce’s “This Is an Alert.” Read the full post.
Sarah Braunstein: “All You Have to Do”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Sarah Braunstein’s “All You Have to Do.” Read the full post.
Stephen King: “A Death”
This week’s New Yorker story is Stephen King’s “A Death.” Read the full post.
Haruki Murakami: “Kino”
This week’s New Yorker story is Haruki Murakami’s “Kino,” translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Read the full post.
Amelia Gray: “Labyrinth”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Amelia Gray’s “Labyrinth.” Read the full post.
Toni Morrison: “Sweetness”
This week The New Yorker disappoints Trevor by publishing an excerpt from a forthcoming novel rather than a genuine short story. That it is from Toni Morrison does little to sweeten the deal. He shares his thoughts on Morrison’s “Sweetness.” Read the full post.
Elizabeth Harrower: “Alice”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Alice,” by Elizabeth Harrower. Harrower, now in her late 80s, stopped writing fiction approximately 45 years ago, around the same time that she pulled her final book from publication. This story was written sometime back when she was actively writing, but it’s only making its way to us now (fantastic to say that about a piece of New Yorker fiction two weeks in a row!). Read the full post
Isaac Bashevis Singer: “Inventions”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is “Inventions,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer and translated from the Yiddish by Aliza Shevrin. The story was written in 1965 and translated to English in the late 1960s, but it’s only making its way to us now.