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

Rebecca Makkai Reads “The Plaza”

May 1, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Alistair Valdwell and Abelard
02:25 • 2min
3
The Importance of Being a Good Margie
04:42 • 2min
4
The Baldwell Organization
06:57 • 2min
5
The Importance of Confidence
09:03 • 3min
6
The Importance of Being a Good Person
11:44 • 2min
7
The Relationship Between a Catholic and an Unwed Woman
13:58 • 2min
8
The Scared Boy
16:23 • 2min
9
The Parasite of Ali
18:42 • 2min
10
Vincent, Poor, Sweet, Vincent
20:52 • 2min
11
The Importance of Exercise
23:13 • 2min
12
The Marriage of Margaret and Ali
25:32 • 2min
13
The Importance of a Father's Visits
27:29 • 3min
14
The Importance of a Budget
30:03 • 3min
15
The Untrusting Person of Margaret Allister
32:36 • 3min
16
The Life of Marguerite Webb
35:11 • 2min
17
The Duped Woman
37:33 • 2min
18
The Life of Margaret Webb
39:51 • 3min
19
The Importance of Being Cinderella
43:11 • 2min
20
Stuart's Paternity in Writing
44:53 • 2min
21
The Importance of Money
46:57 • 2min
22
The Plaza by Rebecca Mackay
49:23 • 2min