Granta 122: Betrayal

Without love there can be no betrayal – love of a country, a brother, a wife, a platoon mate, a family. In this issue of Granta, Janine di Giovanni witnesses a nation, Syria, betraying its people; Karen Russell imagines a soldier inscribing the memory of a fellow soldier on his back; and Colin Robinson writes about ancient brotherly friction resurfacing in a game of paddleball. From the playgrounds of New York City to the alleyways of Damascus, here is the theatre of betrayal.

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Cover image ‘Alkama #44’ by Frédéric Fontenoy.

Fiction

Mohsin Hamid Don’t Fall in Love
Callan Wink One More Last Stand
Jennifer Vanderbes A Brief History of Fire
Lauren Wilkinson Safety Catch
Samantha Harvey Flowers Appear on the Earth
André Aciman Abingdon Square
Ben Marcus The Loyalty Protocol
The New Veterans Karen Russell

Non-Fiction

Janine di Giovanni Seven Days in Syria
Colin Robinson Paddleball

Poetry from John Burnside

Photo Essay: Julie by Darcy Padilla.

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