Books & Fiction: Isabel Wilkerson’s World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste

Plus: summer flash fiction from David Lehman, Etgar Keret, Sheila Heti, and more. View in browser | Update your preferences Books Isabel Wilkerson’s World-Historical Theory of Race and Caste By comparing white supremacy in the U.S. to the caste system in India, her new book at once illuminates and collapses a complex history. By Sunil Khilnani Summer Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “Tales Told to Tevye” “Rabbi Biegeleisen explained that to summarize Judaism in a single sentence or verse was nonsense.” By David Lehman Flash Fiction “Director’s Cut” “Post-production took a hundred and fourteen years.” By Etgar Keret Flash Fiction “Grayness” “It was a job for every person on the planet to put colors where they ought to be.” By Sheila Heti Flash Fiction “Good Boys” “When the boys say something, they mean it. That’s why we like them.” By Honor Levy Flash Fiction “Hospice/ Honeymoon” “Once the word is uttered aloud, there is a seismic shift. You will feel it.” By Joyce Carol Oates PAID POST A definitive reckoning with the most haunting decision of our age. “The full measure of America’s misadventure in Iraq has finally been weighed in this wise, unsparing, and invaluable narrative. Deeply researched and crisply written, To Start a War stands among the best works of history in modern times.” —Lawrence Wright More from The New Yorker Culture Desk Making Peace with My Summer Neighbor A new roof leads to a new understanding. By Mary Norris Dept. of Design The Maximalism of Gigi Hadid’s and Drake’s Home Design There’s a sensibility at play at the highest end of interior decorating right now, the fulfillment not of a designer’s vision but of a personal identity. By Kyle Chayka This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.