The New York Times Magazine, 12 July 2020 | The Decameron Project: new Margaret Atwood story, "Impatient Griselda"

About this book

The July 12, 2020 issue of New York Times Magazine, the Sunday supplement that has become a worthy periodical in its own right, in part through insightful selection of significant lead articles and themes - in the case of the remarkable Decameron Project, 23 new short stories, including the first appearance of Margaret Atwood's "Impatient Griselda". Also, direction to other new stories, online. Samuel A. Donaldon crossword, "Chores Galore". Other puzzles by Frank Longo, Patrick Berry, Thinh Van Duc Lai, and Alex Eaton-Salners.When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense fo it!As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world, we asked 29 authors to write new short stories inspired by the moment. We were inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” written as the plague ravaged Florence in the 14th century. Read the stories in our all-fiction issue. Plus the usual puzzles, and letters.