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This Week in Fiction

David Bezmozgis on Ancestral and Adversarial Pain

The author discusses his story “From, To.”

Ayşegül Savaş on Friendship and Friction

The author discusses her story “Marseille.”

Bryan Washington on Writing Toward Optimism

The author discusses his story “Hatagaya Lore.”

Joyce Carol Oates on a New Jersey Adventure

The author discusses her story “The Frenzy.”

Yiyun Li on Fiction with Little Space for Illusion

The author discusses her story “Techniques and Idiosyncrasies.”

Colm Tóibín on the Undocumented Irish and Writing in Real Time

The author discusses his story “Five Bridges.”

Joseph O’Neill on When Things Don’t Add Up

The author discusses his story “Keuka Lake.”

David Rabe on the Mystery of Friendship

The author discusses his story “My Friend Pinocchio.”

Samanta Schweblin on Rupturing Our Reality

The author discusses her story “A Visit from the Chief.”

Sheila Heti on Boarding Schools and the Mind of a Writer

The author discusses her story “The St. Alwynn Girls at Sea.”