{"product_id":"gliff-9780593701560","title":"Gliff","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn uncertain near-future. A story of new boundaries drawn between people daily. A not-very brave new world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdd two children. And a horse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a Scottish word meaning a transient moment, a shock, a faint glimpse, \u003ci\u003eGliff\u003c\/i\u003e explores how and why we endeavour to make a mark on the world. In a time when western industry wants to reduce us to algorithms and data--something easily categorizable and predictable--Smith shows us why our humanity, our individual complexities, matter more than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ali Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.60w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593701560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/13\/2024 pg. 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALI SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many works of fiction, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eCompanion Piece, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \"\u003ci\u003eSeasonal Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e,\" \u003ci\u003ePublic library and other stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to be both\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the Goldsmiths Prize, and the Costa Novel Award. Her work has four times been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. Most recently, she won the George Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Inverness, Scotland, she lives in Cambridge, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46488867504342,"sku":"593701560","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_0cf8292d-4e78-4e62-8379-132f427d696d.jpg?v=1737976716","url":"https:\/\/bookclubonmain.com\/products\/gliff-9780593701560","provider":"Book Club On Main","version":"1.0","type":"link"}