New Yorker 2013 – Page 5 – Clifford Garstang

April 1, 2013

The New Yorker: “Valentine” by Tessa Hadley

April 8, 2013: “Valentine” by Tessa Hadley As revealed in the Q&A with Tessa Hadley, this story is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel,…

March 25, 2013

April 1, 2013: “Marjorie Lemke” by Sarah Braunstein Marjorie Lemke was called a “major loser” in high school. It wasn’t true then, but, according…

March 19, 2013

March 25, 2013: “The Judge’s Will” by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala As of today, March 18, no Q&A is posted, so there’s no help there….

March 11, 2013

March 18, 2013: “Checking Out” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie In the Q&A with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie we learn that this week’s “story” is an…

March 4, 2013

March 11, 2013: “Kattekoppen” by Will Mackin Stories about war are very hard to pull off, I think. This one’s not bad, although I…

February 25, 2013

March 4, 2013: “Summer of ’38” by Colm Tóibin I found this story by Colm Tóibin pretty ordinary, although beautifully told in an unusual…

February 18, 2013

February 25, 2013: “The Furies” by Paul Theroux Having just read a pair of novellas by Theroux (“Dr. Slaughter” and “Dr. DeMarr,” published together…

February 5, 2013

February 11 & 18, 2013: “The Embassy of Cambodia” by Zadie Smith I have mixed feelings about this story. On the one hand, I…

January 28, 2013

February 4, 2013: “Zusya on the Roof” by Nicole Krauss I don’t think there’s any need to wrestle with the meaning of this story—the…

January 21, 2013

January 28, 2013: “Mayfly” by Kevin Canty The Q&A with Kevin Canty won’t be terribly helpful to access this story, but there it is….