{"product_id":"gliff-9780593687864","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 Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.13w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593687864\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":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ali Smith \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48229480824989,"sku":"9780593687864","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6d44b896-613e-4756-af56-3af5ef8d31c8.jpg?v=1778576430","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/gliff-9780593687864","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}