Explore Fiction
Sort by:
Sort by:
Compartment
Ursula Scavenius
‘All I ask is that we arrive.’
A short story translated by Jennifer Russell.
Donut County
Kate Lister Campbell
‘The fertility process is more like gambling than investment.’
Two women meet in an IVF clinic in this short story by Kate Lister Campbell.
Prologue
Eugene Lim
‘What was she ushering in and what was a grand program for which she was simply helpless agent?’
An excerpt from Search History by Eugene Lim.
Naomi
Sarah Hall
‘When I was eight, my mother died and Naomi arrived.’
An excerpt from Burntcoat by Sarah Hall.
Oldladyvoice
Elisa Victoria
‘I hope I never have to miss a playdate for catechism.’
An excerpt from Oldladyvoice, translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle.
Larger than an Orange
Lucy Burns
An excerpt from Larger than an Orange, a book by Lucy Burns about abortion.
Just the Plague
Ludmila Ulitskaya
‘It seems to be more than he can cope with.’
An excerpt from Ulitskaya’s newly translated novel Just the Plague.
An Adult Taste
Kang Young-sook
‘The blood that flowed down the drain was a deep dark red, but it appeared clean, even refreshing.’
A new story by Kang Young-sook, translated from the Korean by Janet Hong.
Me, Rory and Aurora
Jonas Eika
A new story by Danish writer Jonas Eika, from the collection After the Sun.
In the Aftermath
Eva Freeman
‘Green would work but blue, cobalt blue to be precise, would be better.’
Fiction set in Flatbush by Eva Freeman.
