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Granta revisited, we select our favourites and the ones that Granta missed.

Catriona Ferguson, ' canny editor, serves up a generous helping of fresh fiction titles

Bernardine Evaristo, Lavinia Greenlaw, Niall Griffiths, Val McDermid and Alan Warner discuss which international writers are pressing their literary buttons right now.

is the British Council’s annual shop window of new and exciting British writing, including fiction, prose and poetry. Here we are offered an insight into the workings of the latest edition, .

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Detailed biographical and bibliographical information on over 250 UK and Commonwealth authors. Constantly updated with ten new authors added every month. Search by author, genre, nationality, gender, publisher, title, and prize.

Adebayo, Diran Abacus 1997 £6.99
ISBN 0-349-10872-2 pbk

Adebayo, Diran Abacus 2001 £6.99
ISBN 0-349-11442-0 pbk

Amis, Kingsley Penguin Books 2002 £5.99
ISBN 0-141-00610-2 pbk

Martin Amis Jonathan Cape 2003 £16.99
ISBN 0-224-05061-3 pbk

Arnott, Jake Sceptre 2002 £7.99
ISBN 0-340-74880-X pbk

Arnott, Jake Hodder & Stoughton General 2000 £6.99 ISBN 0-340-76728-6 pbk

Arnott, Jake Sceptre 2003 £10.99
ISBN 0-340-81856-5 pbk

Astley, Neil Scribner 2003 £7.99
ISBN 0-7432-4838-4 pbk

Balasubramanyam, Rajeev Bloomsbury 2001 £6.99 ISBN 0-7475-5341-6 pbk

Barker, Pat Hamish Hamilton 2003 £10.99
ISBN 0-241-14225-3 pbk

Birch, Carol Virago Press 2003 £17.99
ISBN 1-860-49972-4 hbk

Bobis, Merlinda Spinifex Press 1999 £8.95
ISBN 1-875-55989-2 pbk

Chaudhuri, Amit Picador 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-330-49131-8 pbk

Clark, Candida Vintage 2001 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-928428-6 pbk

Clark, Candida Vintage 1999 £5.99
ISBN 0-09-927256-3 pbk

Clark, Candida Review 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-7553-0101-3 pbk

Coetzee, J. M. Vintage 2003 £6.99 ISBN 0-09-943362-1 pbk

Collishaw, Stephan Sceptre 2003 £7.99
ISBN 0-340-82692-4 pbk

Cooper, William Mandarin 1983 £2.25 ISBN 0-413-53100-7 pbk

Cooper, William Macmillan 1982 £15.99 ISBN 0-333-34446-4 hbk

Cornwell, John Viking 1991 £6.99 ISBN 0-670-82103-9 pbk

Craig, Amanda Little, Brown 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-316-72485-8 hbk

Darling, Julia Viking 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-670-91419-3 hbk

Dawson, Jill Sceptre 2003 £14.99
ISBN 0-340-82296-1 hbk

Effa, Gaston-Paul (Glasheen, Anne Marie – translator) BlackAmber Books 2002 £7.99 ISBN 1-901-96908-8 pbk

Eggars, DavePicador 2001 £7.99 ISBN 0-330-48455-9 pbk

Elfyn, Menna and Rowland, John Bloodaxe Books 2003 £10.95 ISBN 1-852-24549-2 pbk

Eliot, George Penguin Books 2003 £4.99
ISBN 0-141-43954-8 pbk

Foden, Giles Faber and Faber 2000 £6.99
ISBN 0-571-20366-3 pbk

Foden, Giles Faber and Faber 1999 £7.99 ISBN 0-571-19564-4 pbk

Foden, Giles ; Faber 2003 £6.99 ISBN 0-571-21420-7 pbk

Fforde, Jasper New English Library 2002 £6.99
ISBN 0-340-82576-6 pbk

Friedman, Thomas Penguin Books 2003 £7.99
ISBN 0-141-01521-7 pbk

Garland, Alex Penguin Books 1997 £6.99
ISBN 0-140-25841-8 pbk

Garland, Alex Penguin Books 2000 £6.99
ISBN 0-140-25842-6 pbk

Gautreaux, Tim Sceptre 2003 £7.99
ISBN 0-340-82889-7 pbk

Girard, Rene (Gregory, Patrick – translator) The Johns Hopkins University Press 1977 £11.95
ISBN 0-801-82218-1 pbk

Griffiths, Niall Jonathan Cape 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-942205-0 pbk

Griffiths, Niall Vintage 2002 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-928518-5 pbk

Griffiths, Niall Jonathan Cape 2003 £10.00
ISBN 0-224-06328-6 pbk

Haddon, Mark Jonathan Cape 2003 £10.99 ISBN 0-224-06378-2 hbk

Hall, Sarah Faber and Faber 2003 £7.99
ISBN 0-571-20930-0 pbk

Heller, Zoe Viking 2003 £14.99
ISBN 0-670-91406-1 pbk

Hill, Tobias Faber and Faber 2003 £12.00
ISBN 0-571-21836-9 pbk

Hill, Tobias Faber and Faber 2002 £7.99
ISBN 0-571-20998-X pbk

Hill, Tobias Faber and Faber 1999 £5.99
ISBN 0-571-20109-1 pbk

Hardy, Thomas Penguin Books 1994 £1.25
ISBN 0-140-62060-5 pbk

Hughes, Tristan Parthian Books 2003 £6.99
ISBN 1-902638-36-0 pbk

James, P. D. T Faber and Faber 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-571-21823-7 pbk

Jewell, Lisa Michael Joseph 2003
£10.99 ISBN 0-7181-4556-9 pbk

Kelly, Jim Penguin Books 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-141-00933-0 pbk

Kelman, James Vintage 2003 £8.99
ISBN 0-09-942184-4 pbk

Kingsolver, Barbara Faber and Faber 2000 £7.99 ISBN 0-571-20175-X pbk

Lawrence, D. H. Penguin Books 1998 £6.99
ISBN 0-19-283860-1 pbk

Lee, Nancy Faber and Faber 2003 £12.00
ISBN 0-571-21766-4 pbk

Llewelyn, Richard Penguin Books 2001 £8.99 ISBN 0-141-18585-6 pbk

Lycett, Andrew Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2003 £20.00 ISBN 0-297-60793-6 pbk

Madge, Charles Anvil Press Poetry 1994 £18.95 ISBN 0-85646-231-4 hbk

Maxted, Anna Arrow 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-943988-3 pbk

Martel, Yann Canongate Books 2003 £7.99
ISBN 1-84195-392-X pbk

McCabe, John Doubleday 2003 £10.99
ISBN 0-385-60444-0 pbk

McCarthy, Karen (ed.) Serpent's Tail 2003 £8.99 ISBN 1-85242-852-X pbk

McIntosh, Matthew Faber and Faber 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-571-22015-0 pbk

Michell, John and Rickard, Bob £12.99 ISBN 1-85828-589-5 pbk

Mina, Denise Bantam 2001 £5.99 ISBN 0-553-81327-7 pbk

Mina, Denise Bantam 1999 £5.99 ISBN 0-553-50694-3 pbk

Mina, Denise Bantam 2002 £6.99 ISBN 0-553-81328-5 pbk

Mina, Denise Bantam 2003 £6.99 ISBN 0-553-81329-3 pbk

Minhinnick, Robert (translator) Carcanet Press 2003 £9.95
ISBN 1-85754-644-X pbk

Morrall, Clare Tindal Street Press 2003 £7.99 ISBN 0-9541303-2-4 pbk

Murray, John . Flambard Press 2003 £8.99
ISBN 1-873226-62-4 pbk

Murray, John Flambard Press 1996 £8.99
ISBN 1-873226-21-7 pbk

Neate, Patrick Viking 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-670-91264-6 hbk

Neate, Patrick Penguin Books 2002 £6.99
ISBN 0-140-28656-X pbk

Nelson, Marilyn Front Street Books 2001 £9.99 ISBN 1-8869-1053-7 pbk

Newland, Courttia Abacus 1998 £7.99
ISBN 0-349-10876-5 pbk

Newland, Courttia Abacus 2000 £6.99
ISBN 0-349-11180-4 pbk

O’Farrell, Maggie Review 2001 £6.99
ISBN 0-7472-6816-9 pbk

O’Farrell, Maggie Headline 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-7472-6817-7 pbk

Parsons, Tony HarperCollins 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-00-715875-0 pbk

Paterson, Don Faber and Faber 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-571-21993-4 hbk

Phillips, Caryl Secker & Warburg 2003 £15.99
ISBN 0-436-20564-5 hbk

Pierre, D. B. C. Faber and Faber 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-571-21517-3 pbk

Pryce, Malcolm Bloomsbury 2002
£6.99 ISBN 0-7475-5786-1 pbk

Pryce, Malcolm Bloomsbury 2003 £9.99 ISBN 0-7475-6657-7 pbk

Rankin, Ian Orion 2003 £10.99
ISBN 0-7528-5111-X pbk

Rendell, Ruth Hutchinson 2003 £16.99
ISBN 0-09-179946-5 hbk

Rhodes, Dan Canongate Books Ltd 2003 £9.99 ISBN 1-84195-481-0 pbk

Rice, Ben Vintage 2002 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-928562-2 pbk

Riley, Gwendoline Vintage 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-09-943715-5 pbk

Roberts, William Owen Cyhoeddiadau Barddas
£6.95 ISBN 1-90043-750-3 pbk

Roberts, William Owen Seren Books 1997
£6.95 ISBN 1-85411-198-1 pbk

Ross, Leone Anchor Books 2000 £5.99
ISBN 1-86230-070-4 pbk

Shields, Carol Fourth Estate 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-00-713769-9 pbk

Spark, Muriel Penguin Books 1975 £6.99 ISBN 0-140-02426-3 pbk

Steele, John Corgi Adult 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-552-14984-5 pbk

Storey, David Vintage 1998 £7.99 ISBN 0-09-927408-6 pbk

Strachan, Zoe Picador 2003 £6.99
ISBN 0-330-48578-4 pbk

Swift, Graham Hamish Hamilton 2003 £10.99
ISBN 0-241-14203-2 pbk

Swift, Graham Picador 1992 £6.99 ISBN 0-330-33632-0 pbk

Thirlwell, Adam Jonathan Cape 2003 £12.99
ISBN 0-224-07104-1 pbk

Thomas, R. S. Bloodaxe Books 2002 £14.95
ISBN 1-852-24595-6 pbk

Tyrell, Patricia Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2003 £12.99 ISBN 0-297-84891-7 pbk

Wain, John Penguin Books 1960 £2.95
ISBN 0-140-18896-7 pbk

Welsh, Louise Canongate Books 2003
£6.99 ISBN 1-84195-404-7 pbk

Wilkins, Damien Granta Books 2003 £6.99
ISBN 1-86207-590-5 pbk

Wilson, Laura Orion 2000 £5.99
ISBN 0-7528-3477-0 pbk

Wilson, Laura Bantam Books 2001 £5.99
ISBN 0-7528-4328-1 pbk

Wilson, Laura Orion 2003 £9.99
ISBN 0-7528-5381-3 pbk

Wilson, Laura Orion 2002 £5.99
ISBN 0-7528-4802-X pbk

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