Posted by Naomi Firestone
Read Israeli writer Gail Hareven’s short story “The Slows” in The New Yorker.
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Thanks for the recommendation! It’s a fascinating story.
Check out my review of “The Slows” here: http://slouchingtowardsbushwick.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/gail-harevens-the-slows-in-may-4-new-yorker/
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