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

Han Ong Reads “Elmhurst”

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

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Why You Study So Hard?

Shara gets 100 on all her tests, as expected. For a day or two, she is the prized offspring. Copies of her scores are brought to the attention of the empire chinese owner. Two nights later, while shara's father is in the restaurant kitchen, shara and her mother, her sister and her reclusive grandfather are guests of honor. With more food than they can reasonably finish piled on the red lazy susan. Sarah has to wait until the next morning to verify her mother's claims. She will do the same.

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