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Granta 176: American Berserk

by Thomas Meaney

American violence and national identity in Granta 176

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American violence and national identity in Granta 176

Timed to the United States’ 250th anniversary, this issue of Granta gathers fiction and nonfiction around the idea of an “American Berserk,” a phrase the description connects to Philip Roth’s “blessed rage for purity.” The contributions range across forms and locations: new fiction by seven writers sits alongside William T. Vollmann’s account of taking to the streets of Havana, Antonia Hitchens’s portrait of Washington, D.C., court culture, and Tao Lin’s encounter with a hitchhiking astrologist. Photography by Nikita Teryoshin and Zora J Murff adds a visual dimension. The issue frames questions of American identity through violence, politics, and varied individual perspectives.

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  • Readers interested in contemporary fiction and nonfiction gathered in a literary magazine issue.
  • Readers exploring American identity, violence, and politics through varied contributions.
  • Readers who value photography alongside literary writing.

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American identityViolencePoliticsLiterary fiction and nonfictionPhotography

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America was a country dreamed up by religious fanatics and realized through violence. Philip Roth gave a name for this 'blessed rage for purity': the 'indigenous American Berserk.'
On the country's 250th anniversary, the American Berserk is alive and well. The writers for Granta 176 did not need instruction about where to find it.
With new fiction by Mary Gaitskill, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Amie Barrodale, Halle Hill, Rebecca Curtis, Kathryn Scanlan and Hansen Shi.
In non-fiction, William T. Vollmann takes to the streets of Havana, Antonia Hitchens offers a portrait of the court culture in Washington, D.C., Tao Lin picks up a hitchhiking astrologist.
Photography by Nikita Teryoshin (introduced by Seth Harp) and Zora J Murff (introduced by Ciar
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