"What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah

LeVar Burton Reads

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Arts, Performing Arts

4.9 • 17K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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A mathematician has discovered a formula that explains the universe and makes it possible to manipulate human bodies and emotions. "What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky" is the title story of Lesley Nneka Arimah's collection from Riverhead Books. Thanks to our presenting sponsor Audible. Start your free trial and get a free audiobook at audible.com/levar.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lovar Burton and this is Lovar Burton Reads.
0:10.0	It's where I handpick a different piece of short fiction and read it to you in every
0:14.5	episode.
0:15.5	The only thing these stories have in common is that I love them and I hope you will too.
0:25.1	Today's story is what I'm really excited about.
0:29.2	It's by Leslie Neckar-Arriema and the story is actually the titular story in her new collection,
0:37.4	what it means when a man falls from the sky.
0:40.1	It's from Riverhead books.
0:43.2	In the conversation that we are having in this country about the need and necessity for
0:48.8	diversity in our storytelling, I am so happy to present a story.
0:55.0	Written by a woman of color and of African descent.
0:59.8	Leslie is of Nigerian parentage and grew up mostly in Nigeria and Louisiana.
1:07.1	Leslie has won the African Commonwealth Prize and is a National Magazine Award finalist.
1:13.6	Her specialty is speculative fiction and one of the things she does best is take the rules
1:22.1	of our world that we take for granted and she puts those rules into an alternate universe.
1:32.4	And along those same lines, this story also shows the reversal of fortune from the world
1:38.3	we live in today.
1:39.4	Pay close attention to how our world will be refashioned in this story as a result of global
1:47.4	warming.
1:50.5	I think that's about all I'm going to say for now.
1:55.6	So if you're ready, let's take a deep breath.
2:04.1	Are you ready?
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