{"product_id":"gliff-hardcover","title":"Gliff - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.53 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770308100384,"sku":"9780593701560","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/381116da2e6de7e6c99ad454026df343.webp?v=1780369166","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gliff-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}