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Granta 173: India

by Thomas Meaney
$11.90 Now $8.90 Save 25%
Granta 173: India
Granta 173: India

A many-voiced portrait of India now

This feels ideal if you want to understand contemporary India beyond headlines and big-city clichés. It brings together fiction, reportage, history and photography in a way that feels alive, restless and politically sharp. Readers who like literary magazines with real range will probably love how it captures both intimate human care and sweeping national arguments in one issue.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Granta 173: India

by Thomas Meaney
$11.90 Now $8.90 Save 25%
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ISBN: 9781909889767
Author: Thomas Meaney
Publisher: Granta Magazine
Date of Publication: 2025-11-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History, Politics
Related Topics: History, Journalism, Politics, Asia, Space, Society
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 78 readers)

Description

Granta 173: India features exceptional contemporary fiction and poetry in translation, along with articles on topics from the Indian space program to regional conflicts, archaeology, Bollywood, nationalism, and current events. It includes in-depth interviews with leading writers and historians, plus work by emerging and established photographers. Contributors come from across the country, with a focus on vernacular authors beyond the metropolitan enclaves of Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
 

A many-voiced portrait of India now

This feels ideal if you want to understand contemporary India beyond headlines and big-city clichés. It brings together fiction, reportage, history and photography in a way that feels alive, restless and politically sharp. Readers who like literary magazines with real range will probably love how it captures both intimate human care and sweeping national arguments in one issue.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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