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In the Country

Tessa Hadley

‘She wondered if she would have the audacity, when the time came, to let herself go like that.’

Whaling

Philip Hoare

‘Even in death, it seemed, whales present us with gargantuan problems.’

The Deep End: Introduction

Ian Jack

‘Granta needs good readers as well as good writers.’

Best of Young American Novelists 2: Introduction

Ian Jack

Ian Jack introduces Granta 97: Best of Young American Novelists 2.

Room After Room

Jonathan Safran Foer

‘Her heart is kept in a room with a very expensive security system.’

Where East Meets West

Nell Freudenberger

‘How can we presume to know what other people's experiences are like?’

Exile

Olga Grushin

‘For one instant, while all this seemed possible, he listened to the violent unfolding of his heart.’

Passover in New Orleans

Dara Horn

‘The moon was bright and round, as it always is on Passover, like a coin resting on the moist black velvet of the spring night sky.’

Hard Core

Gabe Hudson

‘My buddy Meat’s the one who showed me the true joy of handling the M203.’

Gabe Hudson in Granta 97: Best of Young American Novelists 2.

Dance Cadaverous

Uzodinma Iweala

‘It just seemed like the right thing to want, the right thing to do.’

War Zones: Introduction

Ian Jack

‘Feelings of hate and despair dwindle as they pass down the generations.’

Operation Gomorrah

Marione Ingram

‘We hadn't progressed very far when we began to see bodies.’

Like An Episode of L.A. Law

A.M. Homes

‘Could you please repeat for the record your name?’