This short story was first published in The New Yorker magazine, a publication that included both fiction and non-fiction. The story generated more letters sent in response than any other publication in the magazine’s history. Readers were disgusted, shocked, horrified and unsure if it was fact or fiction. • The story centres around a small village where everybody knows everybody. It is a story steeped in tradition, forcing us to consider traditional rules engrained in society, and often follow
