Marriage Lessons from My Turkish Grandmother

The stories my grandmother, my anneanne, told me when I was a child are anything but children’s stories. They are folktales that have a common theme – the triumph of wily wives over evil husbands (jealous, repressive skinflints) through crafty subterfuge. My grandmother always launched into these torrid tales as if she were telling them for the first time, and the contradiction between her placid, proper widowhood and her clear delight in the salacious plots of her stories horrified yet fascinated me. I too delighted in these gory, grotesque tales, and revelled in their message of Old World female empowerment.

Source: Granta
Published: Jun 9, 2011
Length: 11 minutes (2,935 words)

A Bar on North Avenue

Source: Granta
Published: Sep 4, 2009
Length: 8 minutes (2,137 words)

Where I’m Calling From

Author: Ariel Leve
Source: Granta
Published: Jul 15, 2009
Length: 10 minutes (2,690 words)

New Voices

Granta.com’s New Voices series showcases original fiction from emerging writers. The latest story in this series is ‘Dragon Island’ by Laura Fellowes.

Source: Granta
Published: May 6, 2009
Length: 13 minutes (3,262 words)