- Gebundene Ausgabe: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Granta Books (15. April 2010)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1905881169
- ISBN-13: 978-1905881161
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,8 x 14,6 x 2,4 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 250.007 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Sex is our oldest obsession. For as long as we've been doing it, it has been used as a mark of decline and a measure of progress. It has been at the centre of rituals and responsible for revolutions. We make money from it, hide behind it, prohibit and promote it. It relaxes us, revolts us, hurts us and helps us. But whatever we think about it, however we do it, it defines us. Mark Doty examines the phenomenon of being a gay man who once married a woman rather than come out of the closet. Brian Chikwava recounts the history of revolution and sexual liberation in Zimbabwe. Jeanette Winterson offers up a wickedly irreverent modern-day myth about sex and the gods, and Jennifer Egan contributes a piece of fiction about a strung-out, disillusioned music producer. Other contributors include Herta Muller and Dave Eggers and Marie Darrieussecq . We're also pleased to present a previously unpublished piece of prose by the late Roberto Bolano.
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This GRANTA issue is only marginally devoted to raw, pure sex and should cater to many tastes. "Tokyo Island" by the awesome Japanese woman novelist Natsuo Kirino evokes a fairy tale world of two waves of shipwrecked people stranded on an unpopulated, lush tropical island. Kiyoko is the only female in a population of 30+ Japanese and Chinese men, identified as Tokyoites and Hong Kongers. They don't mix, divide the island between them and evolve in different directions, with Kiyoko always on their mind. Also a parable for Japan and China's economic performance in recent years.
Soft(?) porno is offered in a uniquely-structured declaration of love/short story in Emmanuel Carrère's "This is For You". The fictional author/journalist of the story is a love-struck control freak who has been planning the publication of his ode to his loved one several months ahead, to coincide with her traveling on a Saturday afternoon on a high speed train towards him, with her choosing "Le Monde" with its weekend edition (circulation 600.000) as her natural choice of entertainment during the journey. Could become a movie hit with plenty of flashbacks and a perfectly-timed voice over.
At least three stories deal with gay-hood, its discovery, full blast enjoyment, and sad, soon to be lonely, aftermath. Alan Founds' portrait of a moody, confused and nasty vicar in a London suburb is intriguing and perfectly written. For me, Mark Doty's title "The Unwriteable", a coming-out story, summarizes it all. The charm, glory, joy, fulfillment of gay-hood cannot be conveyed through writing to non-gays.
Tom McCarthy's story "The Spa" is about constipation, not sex. Its victim is a male English adolescent in an old Central European spa brimming with history, meeting a beautiful anaemic girl of his own age... His and Mr. Founds' story really evoke smells, sounds, images to an almost cinematographic degree. Finally, Brian Chikwava's recollection of post-independence Zimbabwe, its music and its graphically-sexual new dance forms, is described with love and humour, and then with near-certainty that it accelerated the arrival of a new disaster to come. Not one rotten apple in this basket. Very rich volume, not to be missed.
Soft(?) porno is offered in a uniquely-structured declaration of love/short story in Emmanuel Carrère's "This is For You". The fictional author/journalist of the story is a love-struck control freak who has been planning the publication of his ode to his loved one several months ahead, to coincide with her traveling on a Saturday afternoon on a high speed train towards him, with her choosing "Le Monde" with its weekend edition (circulation 600.000) as her natural choice of entertainment during the journey. Could become a movie hit with plenty of flashbacks and a perfectly-timed voice over.
At least three stories deal with gay-hood, its discovery, full blast enjoyment, and sad, soon to be lonely, aftermath. Alan Founds' portrait of a moody, confused and nasty vicar in a London suburb is intriguing and perfectly written. For me, Mark Doty's title "The Unwriteable", a coming-out story, summarizes it all. The charm, glory, joy, fulfillment of gay-hood cannot be conveyed through writing to non-gays.
Tom McCarthy's story "The Spa" is about constipation, not sex. Its victim is a male English adolescent in an old Central European spa brimming with history, meeting a beautiful anaemic girl of his own age... His and Mr. Founds' story really evoke smells, sounds, images to an almost cinematographic degree. Finally, Brian Chikwava's recollection of post-independence Zimbabwe, its music and its graphically-sexual new dance forms, is described with love and humour, and then with near-certainty that it accelerated the arrival of a new disaster to come. Not one rotten apple in this basket. Very rich volume, not to be missed.
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Particularly strong fiction
11. Mai 2010
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The strength of this edition of Granta is in a very strong set of fictional pieces. In particular Natsuo Kirino's enchanting story of shipwreck survivors, Tom McCarthy's promising extract from his forthcoming new novel C set in a Prussian spa town, Jennifer Egan's amusing story of the effects of gold imbibed with coffee for a mid-life crisis suffering music exec and Jeanette Winterson's typically beautiful short piece on the love of the Gods. Three of the memoir pieces are also highly enjoyable; Marie Darrieussecq's unsavoury philosophy teacher, Emmanuel Carriere's inventive short story which is the most erotic of the pieces here and a thought provoking piece on life in a Scottish monastery from Michael Symmons Roberts.
The collection covers a range of issues around sex - from abstinence, innocent, erotic, gay, first loves and forbidden. It's a subject where writing can so easily go wrong, but here, it is consistently interesting. Thoughtful and interesting - one of the strongest Granta editions.
The collection covers a range of issues around sex - from abstinence, innocent, erotic, gay, first loves and forbidden. It's a subject where writing can so easily go wrong, but here, it is consistently interesting. Thoughtful and interesting - one of the strongest Granta editions.
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A great volume of a wonderful magazine
14. August 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
This GRANTA issue is only marginally devoted to raw, pure sex and should cater to many tastes. "Tokyo Island" by the awesome Japanese woman novelist Natsuo Kirino evokes a fairy tale world of two waves of shipwrecked people stranded on an uninhabited, lush tropical island. Kiyoko is the only female in a population of 30+ Japanese and Chinese men called Tokyoites and Hong Kongers. They don't mix, divide the island between them and evolve in different directions, with Kiyoko always on their mind. Also a parable for Japan and China's economic performance in recent years.
Soft(?) porno is offered in a uniquely-structured declaration of love/short story in Emmanuel Carrère's "This is For You". The fictional author/journalist of the story is a love-struck control freak who has been planning the publication of his ode to his loved one several months ahead, to coincide with her traveling on a Saturday afternoon in July on a high speed train towards him, with her choosing "Le Monde" with its weekend edition with short story supplement (circulation 600.000) as her natural choice of entertainment during the journey. Could it be filmed?
At least three stories deal with gay-hood, its discovery, full blast enjoyment, and fears of a sad and lonely aftermath. Alan Founds' portrait of a moody, confused and rather nasty vicar in a London suburb is intriguing and perfectly written. For me, Mark Doty's title "The Unwriteable", a coming-out story, summarizes it all. The charm, glory, joy, fulfillment of gay-hood cannot ever be conveyed through writing to non-gays.
Tom McCarthy's story "The Spa" is about constipation, not sex, at least not until the end. Its victim is a male English adolescent in an old Central European spa town brimming with centuries of violent history. it is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel called "C", which I will have to inspect upon publication. His and Mr. Founds' story really evoke sharp smells, sounds, images to an almost cinematographic degree. Finally, Brian Chikwava's story of post-independence Zimbabwe, its music and graphically-sexual new dance forms, describes with love and humour, and then, with near-certainty that this wave of creativity accelerated the arrival of another disaster. Very rich volume, not to be missed.
Soft(?) porno is offered in a uniquely-structured declaration of love/short story in Emmanuel Carrère's "This is For You". The fictional author/journalist of the story is a love-struck control freak who has been planning the publication of his ode to his loved one several months ahead, to coincide with her traveling on a Saturday afternoon in July on a high speed train towards him, with her choosing "Le Monde" with its weekend edition with short story supplement (circulation 600.000) as her natural choice of entertainment during the journey. Could it be filmed?
At least three stories deal with gay-hood, its discovery, full blast enjoyment, and fears of a sad and lonely aftermath. Alan Founds' portrait of a moody, confused and rather nasty vicar in a London suburb is intriguing and perfectly written. For me, Mark Doty's title "The Unwriteable", a coming-out story, summarizes it all. The charm, glory, joy, fulfillment of gay-hood cannot ever be conveyed through writing to non-gays.
Tom McCarthy's story "The Spa" is about constipation, not sex, at least not until the end. Its victim is a male English adolescent in an old Central European spa town brimming with centuries of violent history. it is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel called "C", which I will have to inspect upon publication. His and Mr. Founds' story really evoke sharp smells, sounds, images to an almost cinematographic degree. Finally, Brian Chikwava's story of post-independence Zimbabwe, its music and graphically-sexual new dance forms, describes with love and humour, and then, with near-certainty that this wave of creativity accelerated the arrival of another disaster. Very rich volume, not to be missed.
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