Skip to content

Gliff

Pages
281
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

In an uncertain near-future, new boundaries are drawn daily between people in a not-so-brave new world. This story, featuring two children and a horse, explores our enduring search for meaning and how we strive to make a mark. As society attempts to reduce individuals to data, the book highlights why our humanity and unique complexities are more vital than ever.

About the author

A
Ali Smith

Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962 and lives in Cambridge. Her first book, Free Love, won the Saltire First Book Award. She is also the author of Like (1997); Other Stories and Other Stories (1999); Hotel World (2001), which was shortlisted for both the Orange Prize and the Man Booker Prize in 2001 and won the Encore Award, the East England Arts Award of the Year and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in 2002; The Whole Story and Other Stories (2003); The Accidental (2005), wh...

Characters

Two childrenProtagonist
a horseSupporting
All characters in Gliff