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Granta 136: Legacies of Love
Granta 136: Legacies of Love

Probing love's aftermath through diverse narratives.

If you're the kind of person who revels in the complexity of human emotions, particularly after the initial flames of love subside, then "Granta 136: Legacies of Love" could be an intriguing collection for you. The mix of essays and fiction provides a broad perspective on love's many outcomes, from the poignant to the perilous. Addressing themes of civil rights, social activism, and personal struggles, each piece offers a distinct voice and story that together form a nuanced exploration of love's lasting impact.

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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ISBN: 9781905881970
Authors: Sigrid Rausing
Publisher: Granta Books
Date of Publication: 2016-07-14
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Poetry
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, Asian Literature, Race, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.65
(rated by 129 readers)

Description

What happens after you fall in love? The essays and fiction in this issue of Granta look at the risk and reward of loving someone. "Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?" by the late African-American filmmaker Kathleen Collins captures the atmosphere of the Civil Rights movement in New York and the dangerous risks taken by its activists. In the iconic essay "Africa's Future Has No Place for Stupid Black Men," young Nigerian writer Pwaangulongii Daoud delivers a passionate elegy for his friend C-Boy, a gay activist in homophobic Nigeria. Claire Hajaj describes a perilous journey from Raqqa to Aleppo to Beirut, for a refugee from the Islamic State. Suzanne Brogger describes the pain of being stalked; Emma Cline depicts a taut sibling relationship; Steven Dunn on a violent childhood; and Gwendoline Riley on first love. Also in this issue: FICTION Patrick Flanery, Victor Lodato; POETRY Vahni Capildeo, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Sylvia Legris and Hoa Nguyen; PHOTOGRAPHY Jacob Aue Sobol with an introduction by Joanna Kavenna.
 

Probing love's aftermath through diverse narratives.

If you're the kind of person who revels in the complexity of human emotions, particularly after the initial flames of love subside, then "Granta 136: Legacies of Love" could be an intriguing collection for you. The mix of essays and fiction provides a broad perspective on love's many outcomes, from the poignant to the perilous. Addressing themes of civil rights, social activism, and personal struggles, each piece offers a distinct voice and story that together form a nuanced exploration of love's lasting impact.

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.