Granta 129

Granta 129 brings you twenty-two meditations on fate in all its many forms. From Joseph Roth 's reflection on Sarajevo in the wake of the First World War to Cynthia Ozick 's exploration of the limits of belief, this issue stretches our understanding of fate, both in fact and in fiction. Striking the keys of the same typewriter that once sat under J.G. Ballard's fingers, Will Self reimagines the legendary writer's last days. Mark Gevisser investigates transgender identities in America. Louise Erd