{"product_id":"gliff-by-ali-smith","title":"Gliff by Ali Smith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eO 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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. 'As always, Ali’s inventiveness and intelligence lit fireworks in my mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world' Michelle de KretserAli Smith, winner of the Orwell Award, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Week Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54038301638932,"sku":"zlx1789773693901","price":12.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/7627\/9316\/files\/gliff-by-ali-smith_1.jpg?v=1789773698","url":"https:\/\/straphemfit.shop\/products\/gliff-by-ali-smith","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}