Granta 79: Celebrity (Granta Series) - Softcover

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9781929001095: Granta 79: Celebrity (Granta Series)
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ISBN 10: 1929001096 ISBN 13: 9781929001095
Publisher: Granta Books, 2002

Synopsis

Published in the U.S. since 1979, Granta is a handsomely illustrated paperback featuring outstanding articles. This issue of Granta includes: Jason Cowley on the search for Hitler's doctor; Kyle Stone on how Hillary Clinton's home views Hillary ('GO HOME BILLARY!'); Riccardo Orizio on the cannibal emperor of the Central African Republic; Fintan O'Toole on how an Irish republican looks at the Queen; Andrew Martin on the roller-coaster champion of the world; and Dragisa Blanusa on eighty-nine days with Slobodan Milosevic. New fiction by Geoff Dyer (gets high in Amsterdam); Zoe Heller (gets lonely in North London); and Andrew O'Hagan (tells how a child star was born). Photography in this issue includes work by Tom Stoddart (the African evangelist who claims he can cure AIDS) and Michael Collins (Mrs. Haggarty meets George Best and Miss Barwell meets Steve McQueen). ?Granta’s contributors constitute an impossibly distinguished list.” ? The Washington Post ?Quite simply, the most impressive literary magazine of its time.” ? The Daily Telegraph (London)

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Publisher
Granta Books
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1929001096
ISBN 13 
9781929001095
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256
Editor
Jack Ian
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  • 3.78 out of 5 stars
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