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Granta

American

[gran-tuh] / ˈgræn tə /

noun

Cam.

Granta British

/ ˈɡræntə, ˈɡrɑːntə /

noun

the original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam

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Adapted from Adrift in the South, by Xiao Hai, translated by Tony Hao, to be published by Granta on May 26, 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Wainaina’s Granta piece, his most famous work, had a somewhat inauspicious beginning.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Only three of the top 10, including the cheap, bestselling Lada Granta, were domestic Lada cars produced by flagship Russian automaker Avtovaz.

From Reuters • May 4, 2023

Granta editor Sigrid Rausing described them as the "9/11 generation", who grew up affected by the war on terror, the 2008 financial crash and austerity.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Yet can I fancy, wandering 'mid thy towers, Myself a nursling, Granta, of thy lap; My brow seems tightening with the Doctor's cap, And I walk gowned; feel unusual powers.

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Lamb, Charles

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