Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/said-sayrafiezadeh-fiction-process-of-elimination">Process of Elimination</a>,” from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, a memoir, and the story collections “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812993586">Brief Encounters with the Enemy</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091V3HB3V/">American Estrangement</a>,” which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination”

APR 26, 202639 MIN
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination”

APR 26, 202639 MIN

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Process of Elimination,” from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, a memoir, and the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy” and “American Estrangement,” which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices