The Writer’s Voice

Anne Enright Reads “The Bridge Stood Fast”

The author reads her story from the August 4, 2025, issue of the magazine.
Anne Enright in black and white next to a pink and red background with cursive writing on it.
Illustration by The New Yorker; Source photograph by David Levenson / Getty

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Anne Enright reads her story “The Bridge Stood Fast,” from the August 4, 2025, issue of the magazine. Enright has published eleven books of fiction, including the story collection “Yesterday’s Weather,” and the novels “The Gathering,” which won the Man Booker Prize, “Actress,” and “The Wren, The Wren.”