Fiction

Life with a disagreeable new flatmate and some unwanted visitors. An excerpt from the new short story collection Wallflowers.

An excerpt from The Feint, originally published in Brazil as O Drible. An ailing 80-year-old sports columnist tries to build bridges with his estranged son, while remembering the golden age of Brazilian football. Translated by Lisa Shaw.

On the occasion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, we present this excerpt from Claire Battershill's forthcoming collection of short fiction, Circus. The story of one man's life in luge.