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Rebecca Makkai Reads “The Plaza”

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

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The Importance of Confidence

The concierge told Walene to charge what she needed. She asked Lionel to find five dresses in a size two. He took her to a play called Sundown Beach at the Balasco Theatre. The plaza, regal banisters, fairy-tale chandeliers and potted poems were ornate.

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