Granta 1: New American Writing

The first issue of the new Granta collects work by some of the most accomplished American writers of the seventies – many published for the first time in Britain. Contributors include William Gass, Joyce Carol Oates, Donald Barthelme and Susan Sontag.In this issue:William Warner: Interview with Theodore SolotaroffJohn Hawkes: The Universal FearsWilliam Gass: The First Winter of my Married LifeJoyce Carol Oates: from Son of the MorningTony Tanner: Present Imperfect: Note on Walter AbishMarc Granetz: Chuckle or Gasp: a note on the work of Leonard MichaelsNorman Bryson: Orgy...: A Note on the Work of James PurdyLeonard Michaels: The Men’s ClubJames Purdy: Summer TidingsTillie Olsen: Requa-IDonald Barthelme: The New MusicD. D. Guttenplan: The Wor(l)ds of William GassJonathan Levi: John Cheever in the Bourgeois TraditionJohn Dugdale: Updike’s NabokovStanley Elkin: from The FranchiserRonald Sukenick: from Long Talking Bad Condition BluesSusan Sontag: Unguided TourHenry Davis: A Plug for Bukowski