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The latest celebration of emerging literary talent brings thrills, charm and emotional punch to the page. But this new generation have taken an inward turn compared with the more worldly themes of bygone years
Vogue speaks to the new authors named in Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists list, which has predicted the success of Kazuo Ishiguro, Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith.
From Kazuo Ishiguro to Zadie Smith, Granta’s list has been spotlighting future stars since 1983. Four decades on, what does its evolution says about our literary landscape?
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Running since 1983, the list spotlights 20 novelists under the age of 40 every 10 years
The journal’s once-in-a-decade selection of the best fiction writers under 40 has broadened its selection of 20 to include authors who ‘regard the UK as their home’