Fifty

In 1985, Granta published James James Fenton`s extraordinary - and now legendary - account of the fall of Saigon. Twrnty years after the first tank entered the city, four writers examine the aftermath of that terrible war. Philip Gourevitch visits refugee camps across Southeast Asia and meets the boat people fleeing the peace. Tran Vu describes his escape from Vietnam by sea, crammed in a tiny hold with three hundred others: the sharks, the shipwreck, the pirates. Paul Eggers exposes the arrogance and self-loathing of the white-bastard `saviours` who run the UN refugee camp. And from Bao Ninh, a story about a ghost who still haunts the battlefields. Also in this issue: fiction and non-fiction from some of Granta`s finest contributors, to celebrate the fiftieth edition of the magazine. Underlining and markings with pen, minor illustrations in b&w, condition OK.