The Last Grey Brocket
Story of the Week (August 2), by Julio Figueredo. Translated from the Spanish by Simon Bruni.
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The Rose
In Abdullah Hussein’s skillful story, the narrator is confronted by the anger and resentment of his childhood friend, Sarwat for treating her with gender-based assumptions, not as an individual in the final short story from our Freedom Issue.
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The Big 4-O
Story of the Week (July 26), by Hannah Onoguwe
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The Tree at the Limit
Aamer Hussein’s poetic and intricate story interprets the life of the Italian-born artist, Marya Mahmud through her paintings. Her love for Karachi and its sea represent her emotional journey including her marriage to a Pakistani.
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An Absolute Hog
Story of the Week (July 19), by Piper Daugharty
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Crooked Branches
Story of the Week (July 12), by Alex Caballero
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The Escape
In this extract from Kamila Shamsie’s fifth novel, a man in Afghanistan has to find a way into America without being caught by the authorities. This is the story of the route he takes, after paying a large sum of money.
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Memory
Story of the Week (July 5), by Denise Sklar
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The Poor Dears
Hasan Manzar’s ‘The Poor Dears’, translated from the Urdu by Muhammed Umar Memon, explores what happens when an expatriate writer returns ‘home’.
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I Dream of Kabylia
Story of the Week (June 28), by Elinor Davis
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