The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker David Sedaris Reads “Roy Spivey,” by Miranda July
Aug 22, 2022
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Reading Changed His Perception
- David Sedaris describes first reading Miranda July's story and feeling mysteriously shaken and transformed by it.
- He sought out her book and film work after the emotional impact of the story.
Intimate Moment With A Celebrity
- The narrator recounts meeting a famous actor on a plane and watching him sleep vulnerably beside her.
- Their shared waking feels like emerging from "the dream of our entire lives."
Mundane Details Build Intimacy
- Small, ordinary actions between strangers become deeply meaningful in this confined encounter.
- Miranda July uses mundane details to build intimacy and emotional weight quickly.