Granta

[ gran-tuh ]

noun

1. Cam.

Granta

/ ˈɡræntə; ˈɡrɑːntə /

noun

1. the original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam

Example Sentences

Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Granta, The New York Times Magazine, and Griffith Review.

From Nautilus

In 2005, the late, great Kenyan writer, and activist Binyavanga Wainaina wrote his viral Granta essay on, “How to write about Africa.”

From Quartz

Kamila Shamsie, the Karachi born-and-raised author of five novels, was included in Granta's 2013 list of 20 best young writers.

From The Daily Beast

Drury has been a Guggenheim Fellow and was included in Granta's Best of Young American Novelists.

From The Daily Beast

These are the top 20 novelists under 40 in Great Britain according to Granta magazine.

From The Daily Beast

Granta 122 By John Freeman (editor) A collection of fiction from proven masters and exciting newcomers.

From The Daily Beast

And now, thanks to the British literary journal Granta, a select few of them are getting their day in the global sun.

From The Daily Beast

Ernest Carr had edited Granta so ably that he was invited to join the staff of the Times.

From Project Gutenberg

The name Granta is usually appropriated to the eastern stream, that of Cam to the western.

From Project Gutenberg

But the river's older name, which it preserves above the town, is the Granta, and Bede calls the town itself Grantacester.

From Project Gutenberg

My visits were usually referred to in the Granta, and a considerable amount of chaff was indulged in at my expense.

From Project Gutenberg

Long o'er thy loss shall grateful Granta mourn, And bid her sons revere thy favour'd urn.

From Project Gutenberg