‘When Agnar Berger unlocks his car door and climbs in, it’s like crawling into some part of himself.’
Three stories by Dag Solstad, translated by Damion Searls.
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damn, this magazine granta goes wayyyy harder than i expected look at the size of this thing
On 2 July, Granta and Regent Street Cinema will present a screening of Reprise (2006), directed by Joachim Trier. The film will be followed by a prerecorded Q&A with Trier and novelist and critic Leo Robson.
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Burning Mao | Fernanda Eberstadt | Granta granta.com/burning-mao/, best American essay of 2026, awesome revelatory writing, full of verve and swerve
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If you've never read Tarjei Vesaas, then you are in for a treat. Hopefully this excellent essay can convince you from. @grantamag.bsky.social Scandinavia issue.
The Birds and The Ice Palace really are two of the best novels I've ever read.
‘When Agnar Berger unlocks his car door and climbs in, it’s like crawling into some part of himself.’ Three stories by Dag Solstad, translated by Damion Searls.
How's that for a lineup
My thanks to @grantamag.bsky.social for this latest issue featuring many fine Scandinavian writers, including favourites like Jon Fosse and Solvej Balle. I'll be bringing this on our family holiday to Denmark in July.
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"Lacan’s eldest daughter, Caroline, was killed in an accident in Antibes, and he and Millot returned to Paris. My mother later recalled that the news of Caroline’s death reached Lacan during the reception itself."
Lacan in 1970s Tirana @grantamag.bsky.social
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David Toms
Today, ironically, my essay for @grantamag.bsky.social on his Narcissus Complex is out, one month after his death. I was unable to bring myself to change the tenses during the final copy edits. Present still seems right to me. granta.com/the-narcissu...
Nabil Salih
‘He knows who we are, and he reads the New York Times every day, although he doesn’t retain much, except the horror of it all.’
Join us for a special screening of Joachim Trier's acclaimed debut feature Reprise, followed by an exclusive recorded Q&A with the director in conversation with Leo Robson of Granta.A witty,…
‘You are born into a family that has run the same farm since the 1600s, and as the eldest son it is not only expected that you will take over from your father, it is a given. How strong must the urge ...
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"An empty parking lot is a desolate sight. A flat expanse of asphalt. Even playing children can’t bring it to life. When it’s full of cars, though, something has happened to it – then it says something."
‘When Agnar Berger unlocks his car door and climbs in, it’s like crawling into some part of himself.’
Three stories by Dag Solstad, translated by Damion Searls.
granta.com/three-storie...
‘When Agnar Berger unlocks his car door and climbs in, it’s like crawling into some part of himself.’ Three stories by Dag Solstad, translated by Damion Searls.
