The New Yorker: Fiction

Chris Adrian reads Donald Barthelme's "The Indian Uprising." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Salvatore Scibona reads Denis Johnson's "Two Men." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Rivka Galchen reads Leonard Michaels's "Cryptology." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Monica Ali reads Joshua Ferris's "The Dinner Party." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Chang-Rae Lee reads Don DeLillo's "Baader-Meinhof." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Lorrie Moore reads Julie Hayden's "Day-Old Baby Rats." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Julian Barnes, a celebrated novelist and editor of 'The Best of Frank O'Connor', discusses his admiration for O'Connor’s storytelling. He delves into O'Connor's complex reception in Ireland versus the U.S., highlighting bans and academic interest. Barnes examines 'The Man of the World', emphasizing its child’s perspective and the pivotal attic scene that shapes the narrator. He also explores themes of guilt, curiosity, and O'Connor's unique narrative voice, stressing how childhood memories influence adult understanding.

Karen Russell reads Carson McCullers's "The Jockey." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Junot Diaz reads Edwidge Danticat's "Water Child." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Yiyun Li reads John McGahern's "The Wine Breath." Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices