It is in many ways a unique story. Here is a creature imagined, something that is higher and better and different from a man. Here is the dream of a creature that is half horse, half man, who has the physical fitness of a horse and the mental complexity of a man. This extraordinary fable shows the depths of the human confusion that the creature faces. It is a wonderful way of looking into the conflict between what one’s body desires or dictates – sexual desire as part of our power; it’s through sexual desire that you take possession, after all – and many of one’s other ideals about how we ought to approach another being. There’s as much in this little story as in 20 novels and 20 poems.
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Nadine Gordimer reads ‘The Centaur’ by José Saramago
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Matthew Klam reads Charles D’Ambrosio’s “The Point”
Matthew Klam reads Charles D’Ambrosio’s "The Point" and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "The Point" was published in the October 1, 1990, issue of The New Yorker and was the title story of D’Ambrosio’s first collection. Matthew Klam’s most recent book of stories is "Sam the Cat."
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Colum McCann reads “Transatlantic”
This edition of the fiction podcast will take a break from the regular format and will feature Colum McCann reading his own story "Transatlantic." The regular format will resume at the beginning of May, with Matthew Klam reading Charles D’Ambrosio’s "The Point." "Transatlantic" was published in the April 16, 2012, issue of The New Yorker. McCann is the author of two collections of stories and five novels, including the National Book Award-winning "Let the Great World Spin."
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Will Self - The Minor Character
An exclusive for will-self.com. Listen to Will Self reading The Minor Character, an unpublished short story, which was part of his collection of short stories, The Undivided Self.
Self recorded The Minor Character while he was narrating an unabridged audio version of Liver.
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StarShipSofa No 208 Joe Haldeman | StarShipSofa
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Kazuo Ishiguro’s “A Village After Dark”
Ben Marcus reads Kazuo Ishiguro’s "A Village After Dark," and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "A Village After Dark" was published in the May 21, 2001, issue of The New Yorker. Ben Marcus’s upcoming book, "The Flame Alphabet," will be published in 2012.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2011/09/26/110926on_audio_marcus
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Lightspeed Magazine: Bubbles by David Brin
Bubbles By David Brin; Read by Harlan Ellison Approx. 37 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
“Most of the universe is the regions between galaxies, yet no stories are ever set in that vast emptiness. In “Bubbles” by David Brin, we get to know Serena, a lonely entity traveling the space between galaxies.” First published in a 1987 anthology, The Universe edited by Byron Preiss.
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PRI Selected Shorts: New York “Lost and Found”
This special program recognizes the 10th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the character of New York City.
Colson Whitehead’s essay “Lost and Found” was originally published in The New York Times Magazine on November 11th, 2001—one of a series of special commissions asking writers to celebrate the city in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For this program, we offer Whitehead’s essay in a touching reading by Alec Baldwin, paired with an arresting story by the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, “U.F.O. in Kushiro,” read by Ken Leung.
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The New Yorker Fiction Podcast: Allegra Goodman reads John Updike’s “A & P”
Allegra Goodman reads John Updike’s “A & P,” and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/2011/05/23/110523on_audio_goodman
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ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek’s “Paper Lantern”
ZZ Packer reads Stuart Dybek’s "Paper Lantern," and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman. "Paper Lantern" was published in the November 27, 1995, issue of The New Yorker, and was reprinted in "The Best American Short Stories 1996." ZZ Packer is the author of the short-story collection "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere."
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