Gliff

Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless, set in a state turned hostile and a world of insiders and outsiders. It is a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, nature, and human nature.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 31 October 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

O 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? Its a truism of our time that itll be the next generation wholl sort out our increasingly toxic world. What 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 whats 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,Alis 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 Ali Smith,winner of the Orwell Award,2021
O brave new world, that has such people in it! 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. What 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. Gliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world. Michelle de Kretser, winner of the Orwell Award, 2021

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 222 x 140 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241665572