In Ali Smith’s ‘Gliff,’ siblings try to survive in a dystopian near-future
This is a central question facing two children who find themselves on their own, fighting for survival under a surveillance ...
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Ali Smith discusses the authoritarian themes in her new novel 'Gliff'
In Ali Smith's latest novel, "Gliff," a brother and sister befriend a horse in a dystopian future. NPR's Scott Simon explores the issue of authoritarianism with the novelist and playwright.
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A Novelist Who Looks Into the Dark
On a late summer’s day in Cambridge, England, the writer Ali Smith sat with me on a wooden ... dazzling skills in the service of ideology. In Winter, she quotes Keats: “We hate poetry that ...
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Ali Smith discusses the authoritarian themes in her new novel 'Gliff'
"Gliff" is the name they give a horse and is the title of a new novel from Ali Smith, the novelist and playwright ... ran - the autumn leaves are falling fast. The winter's almost back.