In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work.
Bringing together leading scholars, Ali Smith: Contemporary Critical Perspectives covers such topics as:
Language, truth and reality
Spectral presences and the uncanny
Gender and sexuality
Cosmopolitanism
Smith's place in the contemporary canon
Including a new interview with the author, a chronology of her life and authoritative guides to further reading, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the best of contemporary fiction.
| ISBN: | 9781441157607 |
| Publication date: | 18th July 2013 |
| Author: | Monica Germanà, Emily Horton |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Contemporary Critical Perspectives |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: general |
In such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Covering her complete oeuvre, from the short stories to her most recent novel There but for the, this is the first comprehensive critical guide to Smith's work.
Ali Smith features in the following genres: Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: general
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Ali Smith was written by Monica Germanà, Emily Horton and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Ali Smith has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Contemporary Critical Perspectives series