Kevin Barry joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Family Man,” by V. S. Pritchett, which was published in The New Yorker in 1977. Barry is a winner of the International Dublin Literary Award and the author of six books of fiction, most recently the story collection “That Old Country Music,” which came out in 2020.
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The New Yorker: Fiction Folgen
A monthly reading and conversation with the New Yorker fiction editor Deborah Treisman.
Folgen von The New Yorker: Fiction
218 Folgen
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Folge vom 01.01.2022Kevin Barry Reads V. S. Pritchett
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Folge vom 01.12.2021Will Mackin Reads George SaundersWill Mackin joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Falls,” by George Saunders, which was published in The New Yorker in 1996. Mackin’s first book, “Bring Out the Dog,” was published in 2018 and won the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Folge vom 01.11.2021Ben Lerner Reads Julio CortázarBen Lerner joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “In the Name of Bobby,” by Julio Cortázar, translated from the Spanish by Gregory Rabassa, which was published in The New Yorker in 1979. Lerner is the author of seven books of fiction and poetry, including the novels “10:04” and “The Topeka School,” which was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Folge vom 01.10.2021Donald Antrim Reads Donald Barthelme 2021Donald Antrim joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Balloon,” by Donald Barthelme, which was published in The New Yorker in 1966. Antrim is the author of three novels and the story collection “The Emerald Light in the Air.” His memoir, “One Friday in April: A Story of Suicide and Survival,” will be published this month. “The Balloon” (c) 1966, by Donald Barthelme, performed with permission of the Wylie Agency, LLC. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices