Granta 142: Animalia [Paperback]

animal (noun): 'Any such living organism other than a human being'human being (noun): 'A man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance'LOLcat (noun): 'A photograph of a cat accompanied by a humorous caption written typically in a misspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English'Fiction: Steven Dunn, Cormac James, Ben Lasman, Christina Wood Martinez, Yoko Tawada, Joy Williams, Nell ZinkNon-Fiction: Nadeem Aslam, John Connell, Diane Cook, Cal Flyn, Adam Foulds, Rebecca Giggs, Arnon Grunberg, Aman SethiPlus: Ben Crane, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Adam Nicolson, Dbc Pierre, Christine Schutt, Esther Woolfson, Evie WyldPoetry: Emily Critchley, Dorothea Lasky, Ko Ko ThettPhotography: Britta Jaschinski, Elliot Ross, introduced by Alexander Macleod, Helge Skodvin, introduced by Ned Beaumananimal (noun): 'Any such living organism other than a human being'human being (noun): 'A man, woman, or child of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other animals by superior mental development, power of articulate speech, and upright stance'LOLcat (noun): 'A photograph of a cat accompanied by a humorous caption written typically in a misspelled and grammatically incorrect version of English'Fiction: Steven Dunn, Cormac James, Ben Lasman, Christina Wood Martinez, Yoko Tawada, Joy Williams, Nell ZinkNon-Fiction: Nadeem Aslam, John Connell, Diane Cook, Cal Flyn, Adam Foulds, Rebecca Giggs, Arnon Grunberg, Aman SethiPlus: Ben Crane, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Adam Nicolson, Dbc Pierre, Christine Schutt, Esther Woolfson, Evie WyldPoetry: Emily Critchley, Dorothea Lasky, Ko Ko ThettPhotography: Britta Jaschinski, Elliot Ross, introduced by Alexander Macleod, Helge Skodvin, introduced by Ned BeaumanIn this issue of Granta, we consider the complex ways we interact with the animal kingdom.