All from the December 22 & 29, 2008 issue of The New Yorker:

4. Another Manhattan by Donald Antrim.  This story, revolving essentially around two couples and the complete and utter downward spiral of one couple and one of the foursome in particular is one of those stories that will ultimately get made into a movie.  In fact, it struck me as very ( Read more... )

176. "Anacy an Ticks" (a folktale)- Louise Bennett. I love most anything Anacy related. This was no different.
177. " Slant-Eyed Americans- Toshio Mori.  Takes place on the day Pearl Harbour was bombed. A story from another angle.

Both of the above are from Concert of Voices: An Anthology of World Writing in English, ed. Victor J. Ramraj, Broadview ( Read more... )