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Granta
[ gran-tuh ]
Granta
/ ˈɡræntə; ˈɡrɑːntə /
noun
- the original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam
Example Sentences
So is Oyeyemi, who was one of Granta’s “Best Young British Novelists” in 2013, while Orange, at 42, has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize and the American Book Award.
He wrote “Dear Mr. President,” an acclaimed collection of short stories related to the first Gulf War published in 2002, and was part of Granta’s 2007 list of the 20 best young American novelists.
She was named by Granta as one of Britain's best British novelists under 40 earlier this year.
Matt Weiland, an editor at Granta, reached out to him and suggested turning the email into an essay for its new “Africa” issue.
His 2005 essay in the British literary journal Granta, “How to Write About Africa,” eviscerated timeworn Western tropes about Africa and African writing.
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