From Lower Saxony to Leipzig, the carwash to the planetarium, the
special Deutschland issue of Granta comprises the most promising
developments of contemporary German literature. In Leif Randt's "Allegro
Pastel," the smooth consciousness of a Merkel-era young professional's flight
into a lifestyle is examined with a clinical scalpel. The issue includes
stories by Yoko Tawada, Judith Hermann, Shida Bayzar, and Clemens Meyer. ...