Ali Smith: Brave New Words

Nimble, playful, canny, subversive – four-time Booker-shortlisted Ali Smith returns to the Festival with Gliff. Written with her singular blend of whimsy and gravitas, the novel is a near-future dystopia, meditating on themes of resistance, the making of meaning, and how we can confront dark times with hope. Hear one of fiction's finest voices talking about a novel that, according to The Bee Sting author Paul Murray, is both 'pitch-black' and 'tender, hilarious, and ultimately uplifting'.

Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Scottish

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Brilliant Fiction

Hundreds of the world’s best fiction writers, including many of Scotland’s most exciting voices, and dozens of debut authors, will share their new and most notable works in the Brilliant Fiction strand. …

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