From Monica Ali to Robert McLiam Wilson, the Observer presents Granta's selection of the brightest young British novelists

Time has proven that Rushdie and the other 1993 judges were right. No one nowadays asks 'who is Louis de Bernières?' - though they may well enquire after Adam Lively.

Ian Jack, editor of Granta magazine, answers your questions about the Best of Young British Novelists list 2003

Not even the presence of the self-serving Douglas Coupland can detract from the invigorating rebirth of Granta, says Ruaridh Nicoll

Further reading: A few unfamiliar names? Get fully briefed on the Granta class of 2003 with our online guide to the authors and their work.

Every decade Granta's list of Britain's best young novelists causes a literary sensation. Here The Observer presents an exclusive preview of the winners for 2003

Nicci Gerrard says that the hailstorm of abuse on the 'best' British novelists for failing to represent a new generation of the novel obscures the qualities of their books - which a number of their fiercest critics haven't read (2 May 1993)

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