Public library and other stories by Ali Smith
Why are books so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives - our own personal libraries - make of us? What does the unravelling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us? This is about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, and more.
Publisher's descriptionA story collection from the peerless, multi-award-winning Ali Smith. What do we do with books - and what do they do with us? How do books shock us, change us, challenge us, banish time while making us older, wiser and ageless all at once? And how might they remind us to pay attention to the world we make? * Penguin *
Smith is dazzling in her daring. Sheer inventive power * Observer *
Ali Smith is a one-off. Her imagination and originality make her one of the most exciting novelists of her generation * Daily Express *
In Ali Smith we have a writer whose dazzling sophistication will surely be celebrated, studied and argues over hundreds of years after we're gone * Scotsman *
Smith's world is incredibly generous - it's a place where all sorts of stories and human connections are possible * Metro *
Smith is dazzling in her daring. Sheer inventive power * Observer *
Ali Smith is a one-off. Her imagination and originality make her one of the most exciting novelists of her generation * Daily Express *
In Ali Smith we have a writer whose dazzling sophistication will surely be celebrated, studied and argues over hundreds of years after we're gone * Scotsman *
Smith's world is incredibly generous - it's a place where all sorts of stories and human connections are possible * Metro *
Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of several novels and short story collections including, The Accidental, Hotel World, How to Be Both and the Seasonal Quartet. She has been four times shortlisted for the Booker Prize, has won the Goldsmiths Prize, Orwell Prize, Costa Best Novel Award and the Women’s Prize. Ali Smith lives in Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241974599 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241974593 |
| Title | Public library and other stories |
| Author | Ali Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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