Read an excerpt from Ian McEwan's novella "The Cockroach"

Whether you’re fascinated by the British political turmoil or would prefer your fiction to be stranger than truth, we have some free, thematically appropriate reading for you.

Ian McEwan recently announced an upcoming novella that combines Brexit with Franz Kafka, and the Guardian has an excerpt of The Cockroach for you to enjoy.

The Cockroach comes out on Friday in the U.K. and October 1 in the U.S.