In this special issue of Granta, we celebrate the diversity of social, political and literary life in Canada.

Guest Edited by Catherine Leroux and Madeleine Thien.

2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, when the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were united.

In this special issue of Granta, we celebrate the diversity of social, political and literary life in Canada, the largest country in the western hemisphere, and one of the few where the experiment of multiculturalism appears to have worked

Bringing you the best new fiction, reportage, photography, poetry and memoir from Canada, this issue showcases the best of both the English and French literary communities, throwing a spotlight on an enigmatic nation with a rich literary heritage.



GRANTA 141: CANADA

From Canada’s global cities to its Arctic Circle – from the country’s ongoing story of civil rights movements to languages under pressure – the writers in this issue upend the ways we imagine land, reconciliation, truth and belonging, revealing the histories of a nation’s future.

Guest-edited by Catherine Leroux and Madeleine Thien.





Cover artwork © Leanne Shapton

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INTRODUCTION
Madeleine Thien & Catherine Leroux
MANGILALUK’S HIGHWAY
Nadim Roberts
GOLGOTHA
Benoit Jutras
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THE REMEMBERER
Johanna Skibsrud
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WALLACE STEVENS’S MEMORY
Armand Garnet Ruffo
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LAGOMORPH
Alexander MacLeod
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THE INITIALS
Alex Leslie
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WRITING WHILE WORRIED
Fanny Britt
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THE BATTLEFIELD
Dominique Fortier
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LE CIRQUE
Rawi Hage
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THE MARTIANS CLAIM CANADA
Margaret Atwood
A SHARING ECONOMY
Karen Solie
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THE BOOK TREE
Larry Tremblay
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SWIMMING COACH
Anosh Irani
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OF ROSES AND INSECTS
Chloé Savoie-Bernard
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BINA
Anakana Schofield
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VERBAL PATHWAYS
Daphne Marlatt
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LIFE OF THE FATHER
Alain Farah
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HOW TO PRONOUNCE KNIFE
Souvankham Thammavongsa
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ESSAY
Gary Barwin
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BLANKET TOSS UNDER MIDNIGHT SUN
Paul Seesequasis
THE BLUE CLERK
Dionne Brand
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CLOUD SEEDING
Krista Foss
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TWO INDIANS
Falen Johnson
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WHAT IS IT THAT HURTS?
France Daigle
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THE CANADA PICTURES
Douglas Coupland
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SONG FOR GOLIATH
Kim Fu
THE FJORD OF ETERNITY
Lisa Moore
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TSHINANU
Naomi Fontaine
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ONLINE EDITION
BROTHER
David Chariandy
ABOVE THE TREE LINE
Teva Harrison
THE TRICKSTER CREATES THE WORLD
Eden Robinson
OUR LADY OF MERCY
André Alexis
THERE IS NO LIGHT OF THE WORLD BUT THE WORLD
Tim Lilburn
SOUVANKHAM THAMMAVONGSA | NOTES ON CRAFT
Souvankham Thammavongsa
HÔTEL VALENCIA PALACE
Annie Perreault
VALENCIA PALACE HOTEL
Annie Perreault
LE CLUB
Louis Hamelin
THE CLUB
Louis Hamelin
DOMINIQUE FORTIER AND RHONDA MULLINS IN CONVERSATION
Dominique Fortier & Rhonda Mullins
ANOSH IRANI | NOTES ON CRAFT
Anosh Irani
IN THIS HEART YOU BURN
D. W. Wilson
COLD MOUNTAIN: PREMIÈRES ESQUISSES
Andrée A. Michaud
COLD MOUNTAIN
Andrée A. Michaud
THREE POEMS
Sylvia Legris
CANOPY
Naben Ruthnum
INTRODUCTION | IN TRANSLATION
Catherine Leroux & Madeleine Thien
LE CHAMP DE BATAILLE
Dominique Fortier
ÉCRIRE AVEC FACULTÉS AFFAIBLIES
Fanny Britt
DE ROSES ET D’INSECTES
Chloé Savoie-Bernard
L’ARBRE AUX LIVRES
Larry Tremblay
TSHINANU
Naomi Fontaine
VIE DU PÈRE
Alain Farah
THÉÂTRE GOLGOTHA
Benoit Jutras
TWO POEMS
Gary Barwin
TWO POEMS
Karen Solie
THE PASSING OF THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
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