Renowned literary magazine Granta has published the list of Best Young British Talented authors for 2013. In its 40-year history this is the first time that the Granta’s promising authors list is dominated by the women authors. Out of 20 strong probable future star novelists, the list has 12 women.
“From satirists to humourists to sweeping epic-spinners, these writers have a command of language and their form which is simply astonishing…They show that the novel has a bold and brilliant future in Britain,” said, John Freeman, the editor of Granta.
“This is the first time there has been a majority of women. For a long time women have bought a lot of fiction. As a lot more women are reading, so a lot more are writing. “This list is a reflection that there are a hell of a lot of women writers out there, many of whom have been unrecognised so far. I am reading many more interesting debuts from women at the moment,” Jonathan Ruppin, web editor at book shop Foyles, said.
The class of 2013 includes names of Orange Prize recipient Zadie Smith, Adam Thirlwell, Taiye Selasi og ‘Ghana Must Go’ fame and former German basketball player Benjamin Markovits.
Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2013:
1. Naomi Alderman
2. Tahmima Anam
3. Ned Beauman
4. Jenni Fagan
5. Adam Foulds
6. Xiaolu Guo
7. Sarah Hall
8. Steven Hall
9. Joanna Kavenna
10. Benjamin Markovits
11. Nadifa Mohamed
12. Helen Oyeyemi
13. Ross Raisin
14. Sunjeev Sahota
15. Taiye Selasi
16. Kamila Shamsie
17. Zadie Smith
18. David Szalay
19. Adam Thirlwell
20. Evie Wyld
