Rachel Seiffert | Granta Magazine

Rachel Seiffert

Born in Oxford in 1971, Rachel Seiffert divides her time between teaching and writing. She is the author of several novels, including Afterwards and The Dark Room, shortlisted for the 2001 Man Booker Prize. She was one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003.

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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

Rachel Seiffert on Naomi Alderman

Rachel Seiffert

‘So, to summarise: witty, bold, and delicate too. Oh yes, and supremely able to turn a story.’

Fiction | Issue 119 padlock
Fiction | Issue 119 padlock

Hands Across the Water

Rachel Seiffert

‘Dark red hair. Wee skirt and trainers, bare arms. All those freckles.’

Essays & Memoir | Issue 119
Essays & Memoir | Issue 119

Rachel Seiffert on Vanessa Barbara

Rachel Seiffert & Vanessa Barbara

‘A story that starts with a bereavement: already I’m drawn in.’

In Conversation | Issue 119
In Conversation | Issue 119

Rachel Seiffert | Podcast

Rachel Seiffert & Yuka Igarashi

Rachel Seiffert reads her work and talks to Granta about writing silences, the inescapability of history, the Troubles and learning to love her characters.

Fiction | Issue 119 padlock
Fiction | Issue 119 padlock

Field Study

Rachel Seiffert

‘The bushes grow dense across the top of the drop, but Martin can just see through the leaves: young mother and son, swimming in the pool hollowed out by the waterfall.’

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