Granta 60: Unbelievable

Granta: The Magazine of New Writing #60

by Ian Jack (Editor)

We think we like surprises. Shocks, on the other hand, are harder to accept.

We lose people. Bad luck, bad judgement, bad habits; fate. They die, they change, they disappear; and sometimes there's a public fuss and sometimes not. Always there are questions (though the answers rarely make a difference). Why did he die? Why did I live? Was the driver drunk? Was the car going too fast? What was she doing there in the first place? Above all: why me?

Genres: Anthologies, Short Stories

Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Ian Jack is a British journalist and writer who has edited the Independent on Sunday and the literary magazine Granta and now writes regularly for The Guardian.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Left this feeling a little more unsteady about the future, which I suppose was the intended result.This issue contains riveting and tragic story of aid worker who marries a Sudanese warlord, reactions to Britain's "grief police" during the Diana debacle, and the Hale-Bopp comet.

[lethe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Linda Grant's contribution ("Are We Related?") was my favourite, 4 stars.