César Aira: “Picasso”
This week’s story from The New Yorker is César Aira’s “Picasso,” translated from the Spanish by Chris Andrews. Trevor and Betsy offer their thoughts. Read the full post.
Short Story
Phil Klay: Redeployment
Lee reviews Phil Klay’s Redeployment (2014), a finalist for this year’s Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. Read the full post.
Flann O’Brien: The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien
Amanda reviews The Short Fiction of Flann O’Brien, which contains five stories originally written in Irish and translated by Jack Fennell and nine stories originally written in English. The Dalkey Archive Press edition also contains a fragment from O’Brien’s unfinished novel, Slaterry’s Sago Saga. Read the full post.
Paul Theroux: “Action”
This week’s story from The New Yorker is Paul Theroux’s “Action.” Read the full post.
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh: “Last Meal at Whole Foods”
This week’s story from The New Yorker is Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s “Last Meal at Whole Foods.” Betsy offers her thoughts. Read the full post.
Greg Jackson: “Wagner in the Desert”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is a debut from Greg Jackson: “Wagner in the Desert.” Read the full post.
John Cheever: “The Summer Farmer”
Michael Pucci continues his series on John Cheever’s stories by covering “The Summer Farmer” (1948). Read the full post.
Allegra Goodman: “Apple Cake”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Allegra Goodman’s “Apple Cake.” Read the full post.
Jane Gardam: “Lunch with Ruth Sykes”
Lee reviews “Lunch with Ruth Sykes,” the second story in The Stories of Jane Gardam. Read the full post.
James Joyce: “The Sisters”
Trevor begins his trek through James Joyce’s Dubliners, which turned 100 this month, with the first story, “The Sisters.” Read the full post.