Lara Vapnyar Reads “Waiting for the Miracle”

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Lara Vapnyar reads her story “Waiting for the Miracle,” from the April 25, 2016, issue of the magazine. Vapnyar is the author of two short-story collections, “There are Jews in My House,” and “Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love,” and two novels, “Memoirs of a Muse,” and “The Scent of Pine.” She has been publishing fiction in The New Yorker since 2003. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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