Amazing story from a new writer (Rivka Galchen):
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/03/24/080324fi_fiction_galchen
William Trevor is better at writing short stories than novels, it seems:
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/12/15/081215fi_fiction_trevor?currentPage=all
And here is another new story by Amos Oz:
http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/12/08/081208fi_fiction_oz?currentPage=all