Granta 150: There Must Be Ways To Organise The World With Language (Paperback)

Featuring fiction by Carmen Maria Machado and non-fiction by Oliver Bullough, Granta 150 is a celebration of the power of language.

'There must be ways to organise the world with language.'
From 'Binyavanga' by Pwaangulongii Dauod

The English language is like London, a cluster of myriad villages, each with its own atmosphere and particular cadences. This issue - our 150th - celebrates language, showcasing some of the most inventive writers of fiction today.

Sidik Fofana 'The Young Entrepreneurs of Miss Bristol's Front Porch'
Amy Leach 'How to Count Like a Pro'
Mazen Maarouf 'The Story of Anya'
Carmen Maria Machado 'The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror'
Tommi Parrish 'An Instrument of Pure Motion'
Che Yeun 'Yena'

Photographer Michael Collins chronicles his mother's life following a series of strokes, Oliver Bullough investigates the invention of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands, Andrew O'Hagan visits Carolyn, Neal Cassady's widow.

Plus: Pwaangulongii Dauod's eulogy for the late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina.

Poetry: Jack Underwood and Jay G. Ying

Photography: Noriko Hayashi, and Ian Willms introduced by Adam Foulds

General

Imprint:	Granta Magazine
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Granta: The Magazine of New Writing
Release date:	February 2020
Authors:	Sigrid Rausing
Dimensions:	209 x 144 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-909889-30-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	1-909889-30-X
Barcode:	9781909889309

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