The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai”

June 1, 2026·28 min
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Taiye Selasi reads her story “Firstborn Immigrant Daughter,” from the July 8, 2026, issue of the magazine. Selasi is an author and photographer. Her début novel, “Ghana Must Go,” a New York Times best-seller, was published in 2013, the year she was named one of the best young British novelists by Granta. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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