
Lucy Caldwell’s favourite short story
- 10th June 2021
Lucy Caldwell on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – How I Fell in Love With the Well-Documented life of Alexander Whelan, by Yan Ge
Some of our great writers – from Elizabeth Strout to Mark Haddon – nominate what their favourite short story is, and tell us, in this intimate series, why they love it so much. You can watch the series here, with new choices every week
Lucy Caldwell on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – How I Fell in Love With the Well-Documented life of Alexander Whelan, by Yan Ge
Elizabeth Macneal on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – The Travellers, by Carys Davies
Claire Fuller on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – Pilgrims by Julie Orringer
David Nicholls on the short story he loves and thinks you will, too – Goodbye, My Brother by John Cheever
Irenosen Okojie on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – J'ouvert by Jamel Brinkley
Preti Taneja on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – Ten Rupees by Saadat Hasan Manto (translated by Aatish Taseer)
Daniel J O’Malley on the short story he loves and thinks you will, too – The Fat Man’s Race by Louise Erdrich
Shawn Vestal on the short story he loves and thinks you will, too – Bullet in the Brain by Tobias Wolff
Alexia Tolas on the short story she loves and thinks you will, too – Flies by Helen Klonaris
The author Paul Dalla Rosa on the short story he loves and thinks you will, too – William Wei by Amie Barrodale