Книга: Ali Smith «There But for the»
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Ali Smith, twice shortlisted for both the Man Booker and the Orange Prizes, is back with the sparkling There but for the. There once was a man who, one night between the main course and the sweet at a dinner party, went upstairs and locked himself in one of the bedrooms of the house of the people who were giving the dinner party. As time passes by and the consequences of this stranger's actions ripple outwards, touching the owners, the guests, the neighbours and the whole country, so Ali Smith draws us into a beautiful, strange place where everyone is so much more than they at first appear. There but for the has been hailed as one of the best books of 2011 by Jeanette Winterson, A. S. Byatt, Patrick Ness, Sebastian Barry, Boyd Tonkin, Erica Wagner and Nick Barley. Dazzlingly inventive' A. S. Byatt Whimsically devastating. Playful, humorous, serious, profoundly clever and profoundly affecting' Guardian A real gem' Erica Wagner, The Times Eccentric,... Издательство: "Penguin Books Ltd." (2012) Формат: 130x200, 384 стр.
ISBN: 9780141025193, 978-0-141-02519-3 Купить за 1119 руб на Озоне |
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Ali Smith
Ali Smith is a writer, born in
hort story collections
*"The Whole Story and Other Stories (2003)"
*"Other Stories and Other Stories (1999)"
*"Free Love and Other Stories (1995)", awarded the Saltire First Book of the Year award.
Novels
*"Girl Meets Boy" (2007), winner of Diva Magazine readers’ choice Book of the Year
*"
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*"Like (1997)".
Other projects
Ali Smith partnered with the Scottish band
"Half An Apple" was released on March 5th, 2007, in the album "
External links
* [http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth91 Ali Smith biography]
* [http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=64192007 Idle promise, Ballads of the Book project] , "The Scotsman", January 13 2007
* [http://www.mslexia.co.uk/magazine/issue18.html Mslexia back issue]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2551420_1,00.html Notes from north of the border, Ballads of the Book project] , "The Sunday Times", January 21 2007
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/bookerprize2005/story/0,16347,1546471,00.html Life stories] , "
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/generalfiction/story/0,6000,938610,00.html A babel of voices] , "The Guardian", April 19 2003
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/originalfiction/story/0,13773,1010535,00.html Astute Fiery Luxurious] , "The Guardian", August 2 2003
* [http://www.librarything.com/author/smithali LibraryThing author profile]
* [http://www.chemikal.co.uk/ballads/ Ballads of the Book Project] , "Official Site"
* [http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/2474/Novel_approach_struck_a_chord_with_Inverness_writer.html Novel approach struck a chord with Inverness writer] , "The Inverness Courier", March 30 2007
Источник: Ali Smith
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