Granta 37: The Family

Granta 37: The Family is a thematic issue of the prestigious literary magazine Granta dedicated to one of the most complex and universal human experiences – the family. Through a variety of literary forms, from short stories and novel excerpts to essays, memoirs and diary prose, the authors explore family relationships as a place of belonging, love, conflict, loss and the formation of personal identity.

This issue features prominent international writers such as Mikal Gilmore, Sappho Durrell, William Wharton, Mona Simpson, Geoffrey Biddle, Seamus Deane, Giorgio Pressburger, Markéta Luskačová, Geoffrey Wolff and Harold Pinter. Each contribution brings a different perspective on family relationships – from intimate memories of parents and childhood to reflections on inheritance, generational differences, migration, war and the social changes that shape family life.

The theme of family is treated without idealization. The authors depict the complexity of interpersonal relationships, emotional tensions, loyalty and alienation, but also moments of tenderness and reconciliation. Different cultural and historical contexts further enrich the collection, showing how the family, although a universal institution, takes on different meanings depending on society and time.

Like other issues of the magazine Granta, this issue is distinguished by high literary quality and a carefully selected editorial concept. Granta 37: The Family represents a valuable anthology of contemporary world literature that, through diverse authorial voices, opens up questions of identity, belonging, memory and intergenerational relationships, and confirms that the family is an inexhaustible source of literary inspiration and human experience.