The Magic Pass

By Brodie CrellinMay 27, 2026

‘Eight times, I have tried to overcome my deep-seated terror of psychoanalysis, and each time I have failed, more or less spectacularly.’ Analía Couceyro on her fear of therapy. The post The Magic Pass appeared first on Granta.

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Punished and Pure

‘Even in his forties Robin still struggled to ask for what he wanted – to be safely degraded – and he was grateful to the men who had known how to give him what he needed.’ Fiction by Brodie Crellin. The post Punished and Pure appeared first on Granta.

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Melanie Klein Among the U-Boats

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Lacan in Tirana

‘Psychoanalysis never truly took root in Albania during the early decades of the twentieth century and, after the communist takeover in 1944, it was actively suppressed by the regime.’ Ardian Vehbiu on Jacques Lacan’s visit to Albania. The post Lacan in Tirana appeared first on Granta.

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Therapy as Re-Reading

‘What if a new interpretation endangers the self that produced it?’ Claudia Grigg Edo on therapy as re-reading. The post Therapy as Re-Reading appeared first on Granta.

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The Narcissus Complex

‘What a great burden it was to be the artist son of a famous artist father.’ Daisy Rockwell on her father, painting, and her family’s psychoanalytic history. The post The Narcissus Complex appeared first on Granta.

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Vaim Hotel

‘I was standing outside The Vaim General Store with this fishing set in my hand, and I thought why in the world had I bought myself a fishing rod’ Fiction by Jon Fosse, translated by Damion Searls. The post Vaim Hotel appeared first on Granta.

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