O brave new world, that has such people in't.
Once upon a time not very far from now, two children come home to find a line of wet red paint encircling the outside of their house.
What does it mean?
It's a truism of our time that it'll be the next generation who'll sort out our increasingly toxic world.
What would that actually be like?
In a state turned hostile, a world of insiders and outsiders, what things of the past can sustain them and what shape can resistance take?
And what's a horse got to do with any of this?
Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless. With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, a glance at the Kafkaesque, and a new take on the notion of classic, it's a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, in nature and in human nature.
Ali Smith, winner of the Orwell Award, 2021
| ISBN: | 9781405959452 |
| Publication date: | 1st May 2025 |
| Author: | Ali Smith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 273 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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O brave new world, that has such people in't.
Once upon a time not very far from now, two children come home to find a line of wet red paint encircling the outside of their house.
What does it mean?
It's a truism of our time that it'll be the next generation who'll sort out our increasingly toxic world.
What would that actually be like?
In a state turned hostile, a world of insiders and outsiders, what things of the past can sustain them and what shape can resistance take?
And what's a horse got to do with any of this?
Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless. With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, a glance at the Kafkaesque, and a new take on the notion of classic, it's a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, in nature and in human nature.
Ali Smith, winner of the Orwell Award, 2021
Gliff features in the following genres: Dystopian and utopian fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Science fiction: near future, Narrative theme: Politics, Speculative fiction
Gliff is available in Paperback, Hardback
Gliff was written by Ali Smith and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Gliff has 273 pages
£8.99
