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Granta 150 - (Magazine of New Writing) by Sigrid Rausing (Paperback)

Granta 150 - (Magazine of New Writing) by  Sigrid Rausing (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>'There must be ways to organise the world with language.' From 'Binyavanga' by Pwaangulongii Dauod<br></br>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.<br></br>'There must be ways to organise the world with language.' From 'Binyavanga' by Pwaangulongii Dauod<br></br>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.<br></br>Sidik Fofana 'The Young Entrepreneurs of Miss Bristol's Front Porch'<br></br>Amy Leach 'How to Count Like a Pro'<br></br>Mazen Maarouf 'The Story of Anya'<br></br>Carmen Maria Machado 'The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror'<br></br>Tommi Parrish 'An Instrument of Pure Motion'<br></br>Che Yeun 'Yena'<br></br>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.<br></br>Plus: Pwaangulongii Dauod's eulogy for the late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina.<br></br>Poetry: Jack Underwood and Jay G. Ying<br></br>Photography: Noriko Hayashi, and Ian Willms introduced by Adam FouldsSidik Fofana 'The Young Entrepreneurs of Miss Bristol's Front Porch'<br></br>Amy Leach 'How to Count Like a Pro'<br></br>Mazen Maarouf 'The Story of Anya'<br></br>Carmen Maria Machado 'The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror'<br></br>Tommi Parrish 'An Instrument of Pure Motion'<br></br>Che Yeun 'Yena'<br></br>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.<br></br>Plus: Pwaangulongii Dauod's eulogy for the late Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina.<br></br>Poetry: Jack Underwood and Jay G. Ying<br></br>Photography: Noriko Hayashi, and Ian Willms introduced by Adam Foulds<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sigrid Rausing</b> is Editor and Publisher of <i>Granta </i>magazine and Publisher of Granta and Portobello Books. She is the author of <i>History, Memory and Identity in Post-Soviet Estonia: The End of a Collective Farm</i> and the memoirs <i>Everything is Wonderful</i> and <i>Mayhem</i>.

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