Granta 129 : Fate Condition:Very Good How did they sustain themselves

How did they sustain themselves by exploiting opportunities in varied and imaginative ways

Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade

Rushdie was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by

and soon Jende and Neni notice cracks in their employers’ façades

Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth

Granta 129 : Fate Condition:Very Good How did they sustain themselvesWhat is fate, in a culture of free will and self determination? Where do we project our doom, that ancient and evolving belief in predestination? In this issue of Granta, twenty two writers meditate on fate in all its many forms. Includes contributions by Anjan Sundaram, Andrea Stuart, Fatima Bhutto, Sam Coll, Joanna Kavenna, Joseph Roth, Michael Cunningham, and Will Self.