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This is an edition of the British literary magazine Granta, #54, in which a group of authors ("Judges") selected 20 American Authors to include with the only rule being that the author was a US citizen under forty who had published one novel or short story collection by May 31, 1995. The editor describes some of the process and laments a number of authors who were not included but probably should have been but this was a group effort. Included here are 20 stories, some of which are short stories...
An excellent collection that's deeply situated in 1996 and the Northeast United States, Granta 58 pulls together some incredible voices in the world of American Prose at the end of the twentieth century. Most notable to me were Alexei, Franzen, Eugenides, Drury, Guterson, Moore, and O’Nan, and my favorite piece was easily Elizabeth McCracken's The Giant of Cape Cod. I liked that many of the pieces were from places I am intimately familiar with – including extensive geographic references to Massa...
I only gave this 3 stars - but don't let that fool you. This is a great book to pick up and get leads from. I read it during one of my lit courses in college and it brought me to reading J. Eugenides for instance. I think E. McCracken also had a piece in here which lead me to her novels and reminds me I ought to add them to my list here on GoodReads. I am a big fan of McCracken. I have long wanted to read David Haynes after his excerpt in this book....and once I get the interlibrary loan thing d...
This book introduced me to many authors I went on to explore with pleasure in later years. In fact, it may have introduced me to Granta itself, another wonderful discovery.
