Another batch to discuss:

STORIES

43. Appetite by Said Sayrafiezadeh from the March 1, 2010 issue of The New Yorker.  The main character is a short-order cook whose appetite for life far outreaches his abilities.  One major thing intrigued me about this story: the narrator's voice and phrasing come across as though he is an immigrant, but all ( Read more... )

All from recent issues of The New Yorker:

Story 254: A Spoiled Man by Daniyal Mueenuddin (Sept. 15, 2008 issue).  One of the first stories I posted about here was by this author, a Pakistani living in the US currently.  This story is about making life-choices that seem right at the time and turn out poorly later, and perhaps also about the way life ( Read more... )