In Ali Smith’s ‘Gliff,’ siblings try to survive in a dystopian near-future
This is a central question facing two children who find themselves on their own, fighting for survival under a surveillance ...
Ali Smith delivers another masterwork
We live in a time of prophets. The planet’s richest man has vowed to colonize Mars. Chatbots and AI portend job losses. And ...
The New Yorker22 天
Ali Smith’s Playful Dystopia
The author discusses why she has a dumbphone, how to “meet reverses boldly,” and her new novel, “Gliff.” ...
Fiction: ‘Gliff’ by Ali Smith
Plus “The Stain” by Rikki Ducornet and “Black Woods, Blue Sky” by Eowyn Ivey.
Ali Smith’s ‘Gliff’ provides a terrifying glimpse into our possible future
Scottish-born author Ali Smith engaged in a rather remarkable project, releasing five consecutive novels born out of current ...
20 Books Coming in February
Bill Gates’s first memoir; new novels by Ali Smith, Anne Tyler and TJ Klune; a Booker Prize nominee and more.
A Novelist Who Looks Into the Dark
Ali Smith scrambles plotlines, upends characters, and flouts chronology—while telling propulsively readable stories.
The i on MSN3 个月
Gliff by Ali Smith is a clever novel – but not a moving one
A new Ali Smith book is always an event – or should that be, a series of events. Artful (2012) started as lectures she gave ...
KALW7 天
Ali Smith discusses the authoritarian themes in her new novel 'Gliff'
In Ali Smith's latest novel, "Gliff," a brother and sister befriend a horse in a dystopian future. NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright.
The Atlantic5 天
A Novelist Who Looks Into the Dark
On a late summer’s day in Cambridge, England, the writer Ali Smith sat with ... a compact summary of Smith’s narrative strategy. At the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2018, Nicola ...
northern-times.co.uk12 天
Inverness-born author Ali Smith and late poet Aonghas MacNeacail on longlist for Highland ...
New fiction by Inverness-born writer Ali Smith is among the work longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2024. Poetry from the ...
New Statesman3 年
What Simone De Beauvoir knew about loss
Ali Smith is an author, playwright, academic and journalist. Her work includes the 2014 novelHow to Be Both and the seasonal quartet, ending with Summer (2020). Sixty years ago, the French writer’s ...