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Granta 103: The Rise of the British Jihad (Granta: The Magazine of New Writing) - Softcover

Watson, Richard Et Al.

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9781905881031: Granta 103: The Rise of the British Jihad (Granta: The Magazine of New Writing)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1905881037 ISBN 13: 9781905881031
Publisher: Granta, 2008

Synopsis

In Granta 103, look out for a remarkable investigation into the rise of the British jihad by Richard Watson; Binyavanga Wainaina on what it means to be Kenyan after the ravages of ethnic cleansing; Isabel Hilton in China and Tibet; Philip Delves Broughton on the trail of rogue trader J?r?me Kerviel; and Caleb Crain on the future of Fresh Kills, once America's largest landfill, now a repository of much of the September 11 wreckage and a graveyard for many of the unidentified dead. Web exclusives on include interviews with Jonathan Raban, Lorrie Moore, Robert Macfarlane and others; Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah on her country in crisis; short films and audio discussions with Granta contributors; original fiction by emerging writers in the New Voices series; and news, blogs, photography, and highlights from the archive, updated daily. In Granta 103, look out for a remarkable investigation into the rise of the British jihad by Richard Watson; Binyavanga Wainaina on what it means to be Kenyan after the ravages of ethnic cleansing; Isabel Hilton in China and Tibet; Philip Delves Broughton on the trail of rogue trader J?r?me Kerviel; and Caleb Crain on the future of Fresh Kills, once America's largest landfill, now a repository of much of the September 11 wreckage and a graveyard for many of the unidentified dead. Web exclusives on include interviews with Jonathan Raban, Lorrie Moore, Robert Macfarlane and others; Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah on her country in crisis; short films and audio discussions with Granta contributors; original fiction by emerging writers in the New Voices series; and news, blogs, photography, and highlights from the archive, updated daily.

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About the Author

Alex Clark is the first female editor of Granta magazine. She was previously deputy editor.

Review

"- 'Granta, "The Magazine of New Writing", has consistently published the sort of new writing that has a lasting relevance' Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Daily Telegraph - 'Unrivalled at the top of the reading tree, Granta continues to provide quality material' The Herald"

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Publisher
Granta
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1905881037
ISBN 13 
9781905881031
Binding
Paperback
Rating
  • 3.61 out of 5 stars
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