The story of an Indian woman newly married to a doctor stationed in London. It’s a duplicitous tale that staked by the nature of love and immigration.
Author
Karan Mahajan
Publication
The New Yorker, August 14, 2023
Date Read
August 13, 2023
Yogurt Days
A daughter remembering her mothers saintly encounters from childhood. In particular a man who was brought yogurt every week.
Author
Jamie Quatro
Publication
The New Yorker, August 7, 2023
Date Read
August 5, 2023
A French Doll
The story of a teenage girl encountering the widow of a piano aficionado in a nearby apartment. The title of the story relates to the widows doll that plays the husbands music — a sacrilege. Taut story with themes of artistic thievery.
Author
Cynthia Ozick
Publication
The New Yorker, July 31, 2023
Date Read
July 29, 2023
The Kitchen God
A story translated from Japanese that talks about a housewife’s uncommon habits and her affair. I won’t say too much about the context of the story, just that there are spirits, one the kitchen god and the other a weasel that make appearances throughout the story. By the end, we are left to wonder at the psychological stress being put on this woman who seems to be absent from her interactions and mindless in her obsessions.
Author
Hiromi Kawakami
Publication
The New Yorker July 10 & 17th, 2023
Date Read
July 15, 2023
Snowy Day
A Korean translated tale about a reluctant soldier amidst a harrowing night with a sadistic superior and the promise of love.
Author
Lee Chang-dong
Publication
The New Yorker, March 6, 2023
Date Read
March 3, 2023