{"product_id":"9780241665572","title":"Gliff","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ali Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 31 October 2024 by Penguin Books Ltd (Hamish Hamilton Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e222 x 140 x 26mm | 368g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eO brave new world, that has such people in't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As always, Ali’s inventiveness and intelligence lit fireworks in my mind. Gliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world' Michelle de Kretser\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ali Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56153682772293,"sku":"9780241665572","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9780241665572.jpg?v=1762272434","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9780241665572","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}