Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai”
From The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker by The New Yorker
June 1, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story 'The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai' from The New Yorker.
Jamil Jan Kochai reads his story “ The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai, ” from the June 8, 2026, issue of the magazine. Kochai is the author of the novel “ 99 Nights in Logar ” and the story collection “ The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories ,” which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2022 and won the 2023 Aspen Words Literary Prize. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Guest: Jamil Jan Kochai
Topics covered
- fiction
- storytelling
- literature
- author readings
- contemporary writing
Keywords
- Jamil Jan Kochai
- The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai
- fiction
- The New Yorker
- literary prize
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The New Yorker
Books & works: The Twice-Widowed Khala Helai, 99 Nights in Logar, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories
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