From the editor’s desk
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Throughout its history, Granta corresponded with many writers who today are household names, including Salman Rushdie, Susan Sontag, Martha Gellhorn and John Updike. Here is a selection that shows some of the ups and downs of magazine life.
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Just As It Was
Lucy Scholes
‘Unnatural is as fitting a term as any to describe the life Athill went on to lead, in that the choices she makes continually push against the conventions of her upbringing, class and gender. ’
Jacqueline Rose | On Europe
Jacqueline Rose
‘We will get nowhere in understanding the present crisis unless we, as Europeans, are willing to look into the dark heart of ourselves.’
Jonathan Levi | Interview
Jonathan Levi
‘It’s a miracle that Granta survived our mutual adolescence. And yet, it was that smell of teenage spirit that brought Graham Greene and Martha Gellhorn and Hanif Kureishi to our pages.’
Peter Carey | Interview
Peter Carey
Peter Carey on Alexis de Tocqueville, writing fiction and the inspiration for his forthcoming novel.
