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Spring : 'A dazzling hymn to hope' Observer

by Ali Smith
$13.22
Spring : 'A dazzling hymn to hope' Observer - Thryft
Spring : 'A dazzling hymn to hope' Observer - Thryft

Dazzling hymn to hope

Spring by Ali Smith could be a good read for those who appreciate multi-layered storytelling blended with historical and modern-day references. The book combines various elements such as love, time, art, politics with the idea of hope, which flows throughout the book. Smith's writing is poetic and thought-provoking, making the reader contemplate the current state of the world. The book could appeal to those seeking a unique and reflective reading experience.

  • Orwell Prize Nominee for Political Fiction for Longlist (2020)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs (2020)
  • The Highland Book Prize (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Spring : 'A dazzling hymn to hope' Observer

by Ali Smith
$13.22
ISBN: 9780241973356
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $22.34
Authors: Ali Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2020-03-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature
Goodreads rating: 4.09
(rated by 13822 readers)

Description

SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of Autumn and Winter, as well as the Baileys Prize-winning How to be both, comes the next installment in the remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet'Luminous, generous, hope-filled . . .The third book in Ali Smith's seasonal quartet is her best yet, a dazzling hymn to hope, uniting the past and present with a chorus of voices... [Ali Smith] is lighting us a path out of the nightmarish now' - ObserverWhat unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?Spring. The great connective.With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown Smith opens the door.The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story?Hope springs eternal.
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Dazzling hymn to hope

Spring by Ali Smith could be a good read for those who appreciate multi-layered storytelling blended with historical and modern-day references. The book combines various elements such as love, time, art, politics with the idea of hope, which flows throughout the book. Smith's writing is poetic and thought-provoking, making the reader contemplate the current state of the world. The book could appeal to those seeking a unique and reflective reading experience.

  • Orwell Prize Nominee for Political Fiction for Longlist (2020)
  • Europese Literatuurprijs (2020)
  • The Highland Book Prize (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.