Ben Marcus Reads "Stay Down and Take It"

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Deborah Treisman
The Writer's Voice: New Fiction from The New Yorker | May 22, 2018
Ben Marcus reads his story "Stay Down and Take It," from the May 28, 2018, issue of the magazine. Marcus has published two novels and two short-story collections, including "The Flame Alphabet" and "Leaving the Sea," which was shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. A new story collection, "Notes from the Fog," will be published in August.
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