“The Dimensions

Nov 3, 2024 | newyorker.com | Greg Jackson |“The Dimensions

Craint did not know when he had come to the island or why he had come. He had ransacked his mind but he could not remember and he could not recall many other things besides. The period before his arrival, for instance. He knew he came from elsewhere. His appearance made that abundantly clear, and he did not speak the islanders’ language, although between gestures and the few words of his own language the islanders knew, he could communicate most of his basic needs. The island was small.