Granta

American  

[gran-tuh] / ˈgræn tə /

noun

1. Cam.

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Granta British  

/ ˈɡræntə, ˈɡrɑːntə /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

“He had a very vigorous public life, which often obscures the fact that he is first and foremost a restless stylist,” John Freeman, editor of the literary magazine Granta, told The Times after Vargas Llosa’s Nobel win.

From Los Angeles Times

So is Oyeyemi, who was one of Granta’s “Best Young British Novelists” in 2013, while Orange, at 42, has won the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize and the American Book Award.

From New York Times

He wrote “Dear Mr. President,” an acclaimed collection of short stories related to the first Gulf War published in 2002, and was part of Granta’s 2007 list of the 20 best young American novelists.

From Los Angeles Times

She was named by Granta as one of Britain's best British novelists under 40 earlier this year.

From BBC

Wainaina’s Granta piece, his most famous work, had a somewhat inauspicious beginning.

From New York Times