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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination”

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination”

41 min

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/05/04/said-sayrafiezadeh-fiction-process-of-elimination">Process of Elimination</a>,” from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, a memoir, and the story collections “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812993586">Brief Encounters with the Enemy</a>” and “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091V3HB3V/">American Estrangement</a>,” which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh reads his story “Process of Elimination,” from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. Sayrafiezadeh is the author of several plays, a memoir, and the story collections “Brief Encounters with the Enemy” and “American Estrangement,” which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.


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