The First Person and Other Stories
$23.90
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
17 August 2009
Summary
‘A bold and brilliant collection of stories by a writer unafraid to give it to us as it is’ The Times
Distinguished by Smith’s trademark ability to unearth flashes of truth and depth in the everyday, The First Person and Other Stories sparkles with warmth and humanity. In one story, a middle-aged woman conducts a poignant conversation with her fourteen-year-old self. In another, an innocent supermarket shopper finds in her trolley a foul-mouthed, insulting, yet beautiful chil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141038018 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141038012 |
| Author: | Ali Smith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 17 August 2009 |
| Weight: | 172g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
She’s a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense
Terrific … hurrah for Ali Smith * The Times *
Wonderful … Smith has found a format in which her sly wit and dextrous storytelling sing. It might be more helpful to say: read them * Independent *
She’s a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense * Alain de Botton *
One of the most gifted writers of her generation * Scotsman *
About The Author
Ali Smith
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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