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Ali Smith Biografía y Hechos
Ali Smith (Inverness, 24 de agosto de 1962) es una autora, dramaturga, académica y periodista británica. Es comendadora de la Orden del Imperio Británico y miembro de la Royal Society of Literature. Sebastian Barry la describió en 2016 como "la esperada Premio Nobel de Escocia".[1] Biografía Smith nació en Inverness el 24 de agosto de 1962, hija de Ann y Donald Smith. Sus padres eran de clase trabajadora y ella se crio en una vivienda de protección oficial en Inverness.[2][3] De 1967 a 1974 asistió a la escuela primaria St. Joseph's RC, luego pasó a la escuela secundaria de Inverness, abandonándola en 1980.[4][5] Estudió una licenciatura conjunta en lengua y literatura inglesas en la Universidad de Aberdeen entre los años 1980 y 1985, llegando a ser la primera de su clase en 1982 y obteniendo el primer puesto en la categoría de Senior Honours English en 1984.[6] Ganó el Premio Bobby Aitken Memorial de la Universidad en poesía durante 1984.[4] Desde 1985 hasta 1990 asistió al Newnham College, de Cambridge, donde estudió el doctorado en modernismo estadounidense e irlandés. Durante su estancia en Cambridge, comenzó a escribir obras de teatro y como resultado no completó su doctorado.[4][7] Smith se trasladó a Edimburgo desde Cambridge en 1990 y trabajó como profesora de literatura escocesa, inglesa y estadounidense en la Universidad de Strathclyde.[5] Dejó la universidad en 1992 porque sufría el síndrome de fatiga crónica. Regresó a Cambridge para recuperarse.[4][7] Cuando era joven, Smith tuvo varios trabajos a tiempo parcial, incluyendo los de camarera, limpiadora de lechugas, asistente de la junta de turismo, recepcionista de BBC Highland y redactora publicitaria.[4] Trayectoria Mientras estudiaba para su doctorado en Cambridge Smith, escribió varias obras de teatro que fueron presentadas en el Festival Fringe de Edimburgo y en el Cambridge Footlights. Después de trabajar un tiempo en Escocia, regresó a Cambridge para concentrarse en su escritura, en particular, centrándose en cuentos cortos y trabajando como autónoma haciendo la crítica de ficción para el periódico The Scotsman.[4] En 1995 publicó su primer libro, Free Love and Other Stories, una colección de 12 cuentos que ganó el premio Saltire First Book of the Year y el Scottish Arts Council Book Award.[8] Escribe artículos para The Guardian, The Scotsman, New Statesman y el Times Literary Supplement.[9] En 2009, donó el cuento Last (previamente publicado en el Manchester Review Online) al proyecto 'Ox-Tales' de Oxfam, cuatro colecciones de cuentos del Reino Unido escritos por 38 autores. Su historia fue publicada en la colección 'Fire'.[10] Colecciones de cuentos Free Love and Other Stories (1995), galardonado con el premio Saltire First Book of the Year y Scottish Arts Council Book Award.[8] Other Stories and Other Stories (1999)[11] The Whole Story and Other Stories (2003) The First Person and Other Stories (2008)[12] Public Library and Other Stories (2015)Ficción Like (1997).[11] Hotel World (2001), galardonado con el Premio Encore, el Premio del Libro del Scottish Arts Council y el Premio inaugural del Libro del Año del Scottish Arts Council. Seleccionado para el Premio Naranja de Ficción y el Premio Man Booker de Ficción. The Accidental (2005), preseleccionado para el Premio Man Booker 2005, el Premio Orange de Ficción, y ganó el premio Novela Whitbread del Año 2005. Girl Meets Boy (Canongate Myth Series, 2007), ganador del libro del año elegido por los lectores de la revista Diva,[13] Novela del año del Sundial Scottish Arts Council.[14] There But For The (2011), citado por la crítica del libro Guardian como una de las mejores novelas del año.[15] How to Be Both (2014), preseleccionado para el 2014 Man Booker Prize,[16] el 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (ganador),[17] y el Folio Prize . Fue el ganador del Premio Goldsmiths 2014[18][19] y del Premio Novela en los Premios Costa Book en 2014. Autumn (2016), preseleccionado para el Premio Man Booker 2017.[20] Winter (2017) Spring (2019) Summer (2020)[21] ganadora del premio Orwell 2021[22]No ficción Artful (2012), preseleccionado para el primer Premio Goldsmiths (2013).[23][24] Shire (2013), con imágenes de Sarah Wood: escritura y cuentos autobiográficos. Ediciones Full Circle.Obras de teatro Stalemate (1986), inédito, presentado en el Festival Fringe de Edimburgo.[4][5] The Dance (1988), inédito, presentado en el Festival Fringe de Edimburgo. Trace of Arc (1989), presentado en el Festival Fringe de Edimburgo. Amazons (1990), Cambridge Footlights. Comic (1990), inédito, presentado en el Festival Fringe de Edimburgo. The Seer (2001).[25] Just (2005).Otros proyectos Ali Smith se asoció con la banda escocesa Trashcan Sinatras y escribió la letra de una canción llamada "Half An Apple", una canción de amor sobre cómo conservar media manzana de repuesto para un ser querido que se ha ido. La canción se publicó el 5 de marzo de 2007, en el álbum Ballads of the Book.[3] En 2008, Ali Smith editó The Book Lover, una colección de sus escritos favoritos que incluye textps de Sylvia Plath, Muriel Spark, Grace Paley y Margaret Atwood . También incluye trabajos de escritores menos conocidos como Joseph Roth y Clarice Lispector.[26] En 2008, contribuyó con el cuento "Writ" a una antología de apoyo a Save the Children . La antología se titula "The Children's Hours" y fue publicada por Arcadia Books. Se han publicado ediciones extranjeras en Portugal, Italia, China y Corea. En 2011, escribió unas breves memorias para The Observer en su serie "Once upon a life":"Mirando hacia atrás en su vida, la escritora Ali Smith regresa al momento de su concepción para tejer unas memorias conmovedoras y divertidas con un padre irreverente, su debilidad por los musicales griegos y un fatídico cruce de fronteras".[27] En octubre de 2012, leyó un sermón en la Catedral de Mánchester a invitados y estudiantes, seguido de una firma de libros.[28] En 2013, Smith publicó Artful, un libro basado en sus conferencias sobre literatura comparada europea impartida el año anterior en Saint Anne's College, Oxford. Mucho más que una obra de crítica literaria, es un libro sobre lo que el arte puede hacer. Artful fue bien recibida, un crítico comentó que "... su nuevo libro, en el que se tira de la manga de Dios, rumia sobre los payasos, roba libros usados, se divierte en griego y discute con los muertos, es asombroso".[29] El 14 de mayo de 2013, Ali Smith dio la conferencia inaugural Harriet Martineau, para celebrar Norwich como la Ciudad de la Literatura de la Unesco del año 2012.[30] Ali Smith también es mecenas de la antología en línea de Visual Verse y su pieza Untitled, escrita en respuesta a una imagen del artista Rupert Jessop, aparece en la edición de noviembre de 2014.[31] El 10 de septiembre de 2015, Ali Smith fue nominada miembro honorario por Goldsmiths, en la Universidad de Londres.[32] En 2011 contribuyó con un relato corto Why Holl.... Descubre los libros populares de Ali Smith. Encuentra los 100 libros más populares de Ali Smith
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The Colour of Milk
Nell LeyshonThe Colour of Milk is the new novel by Orange longlisted author and playwright Nell Leyshon.'this is my book and i am writing it by my own hand'The year is eighteen hundred and thi...
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White Teeth
Zadie SmithAn unforgettable portrait of London and one of the most talked about debuts of all time!'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' GuardianOn New Years Day 197...
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Intimations
Zadie SmithThis winter, take the time to reflect on an extraordinary year with this perfectly distilled set of essays from one of our wisest and most humane thinkersFrom the critically acclai...
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Late in the Day
Tessa Hadley'Unflinching, intelligent and fascinating' Marian KeyesThe lives of two closeknit couples are irrevocably changed by an untimely death in this Sunday Times bestselling novelAlex an...
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Olive, Again
Elizabeth StroutFrom the Pulitzer Prizewinning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton'A terrific writer' Zadie Smith'A superbly gifted storyte...
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Real Estate
Deborah LevyFrom one of the great thinkers and writers of our time, comes the unmissable final instalment in Deborah Levy's critically acclaimed 'Living Autobiography'.'A beautifully crafted a...
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Narrative techniques in Ali Smith's Like
Kathrin GerbeIn her novel Like, Ali Smith uses a wide range of Narrative techniques. This essay analyses how the author uses them to describe the relationship between her protagonists Ash and A...
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The Return
Hisham MatarWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN BIOGRAPHY WINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NONFICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDSHOR...
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Narrative techniques in Ali Smith's Like
Kathrin GerbeIn her novel "Like", Ali Smith uses a wide range of Narrative techniques. This essay analyses how the author uses them to describe the relationship between her protagonists Ash and...
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The Go-between
L. P. HartleyThe moving exploration of a young boy's loss of innocence'The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there...'When one long, hot summer, young Leo is staying with a ...
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Big Sky
Kate Atkinson'The standout read of the summer. It's a masterclass in brilliant writing and whether you've read the earlier books in the series or not, you'll enjoy it.' Independent'Like all goo...
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Let Me Not Be Mad
A K BenjaminLet Me Not Be Mad is an immersive, virtuosic and provocative investigation of madness, love and selfdestruction that defies categorisation. 'Exhilarating ... dazzling ... a miracul...
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Experience
Martin Amis'Martin Amis is a seriously good writer, and never on better form than now. Experience, the book of his life, may be the book of his life' Daily Telegraph ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100...
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Ali Smith
Emily Horton & Monica GermanaIn such novels as Hotel World and the Whitbread Prize winning The Accidental, Ali Smith has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary fiction. Cover...
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The Wife of Willesden
Zadie SmithWINNER OF THE MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT AT THE CRITICS CIRCLE THEATRE AWARDS 2022 'Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend.She plays many roles round here. And neverScared...
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Checkout 19
Claire-Louise BennettA New York Times 10 Best Books of 2022 Selection 'Extraordinary . . . radiant' Sunday Times'An existential tourdeforce' Eimear McBride'Elatingly risky' Guardian 'We read in order t...
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August Blue
Deborah LevyThe mesmerising new novel from the twice Bookershortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming HomeAt the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson former child prodigy, ...
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Arrivals & Departures
Leslie ThomasFresh from Los Angeles, Mrs Pearl Collingwood and her daughter Rona arrive in the frenzied noman'sland of Heathrow airport: from the nearby village of Bedmansworth, Edward Rich...
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How to Leave the House
Nathan NewmanIt's Natwest's last day before he leaves for university, and there's only one thing on his mind: the deeply embarrassing package he ordered to his house which still hasn't arrived...
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Parasol Against the Axe
Helen OyeyemiAVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW'A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam.' ALI SMITH'A writer we should be delirious to have as a contemporary.'INDEPENDENTThe new novel from the...
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Pretty Little Liars: Ali's Pretty Little Lies
Sara Shepard#1 New York Times bestselling seriesPerfect for fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the hit ABC Family TV show, this Pretty Little Liars prequel novel reveals Ali'...
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The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story
Philip Hensher'Sometimes not often a book comes along that feels like Christmas. Philip Hensher's timely, but timeless, selection of the best short stories from the past 20 years is that kin...
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The Empty Family
Colm Tóibín'I imagined lamplight, shadows, soft voices, clothes put away, the low sound of late news on the radio. And I thought as I crossed the bridge at Baggot Street to face the last stre...
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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Arundhati RoyFROM THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOD OF SMALL THINGSLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017NOMINATED FOR THE NATIONAL B...
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The Little Stranger
Sarah WatersNow a major motion picture starring Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling, and directed by Lenny Abrahamson.Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize'Sarah ...
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Ulysses
James JoyceArguably the greatest novel of the twentieth century, James Joyce's Ulysses remains as much of a shocking and redemptive testament to the human condition as it was when it was firs...
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A Cage Went in Search of a Bird
Ali Smith, Tommy Orange, Naomi Alderman, Helen Oyeyemi, Keith Ridgway, Yiyun Li, Charlie Kaufman, Elif Batuman, Becca Rothfeld, Leone Ross & Joshua CohenA collection of brandnew short stories written by prizewinning, bestselling writers and inspired by Kafka to commemorate one hundred years since his deathFranz Kafka is widely reg...
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Things We Lose in Waves
Lucy AyrtonJenny's world is falling apart.Ravenspurn is falling into the sea. The little town is perched on a remote cliff, and every day, frequent storms are claiming more land, more homes a...
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Auntie Mame
Patrick DennisWhen shy young heir Patrick is orphaned at the age of ten, the only family he has is his wealthy and eccentric aunt, a New York socialite named Mame. Prone to dramatic costumes, fl...
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Oh William!
Elizabeth StroutSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2022THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe Pulitzer Prizewinning, Bookerlonglisted, bestselling author returns to her beloved heroine Lucy Barton in...
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TOP DOLL
Karen McCarthy WoolfWhen reclusive billionaire Huguette Clark dies age 104, she leaves behind a suite of New York apartments, a meticulously upkept California mansion, at least one Monet and her vast ...
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The Literary Art of Ali Smith
Ema Jelínková & Rachael SumnerThe articles in this volume represent a wide range of perspectives on the literary art of Ali Smith; one of the most significant figures in the field of contemporary British litera...
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The Way Up to Heaven (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Roald DahlThe Way Up to Heaven is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.In The Way Up to Heaven, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite auth...
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What I Loved
Siri HustvedtLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION'Defiantly complex and frequently dazzling' Sunday Times'Siri Hustvedt's most ambitious, most rewarding novel. It mesmerises, arouses, d...
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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
Ibn FadlanIn 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gav...
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Dangerous In Love
Leslie ThomasA walk through Kensal Green Cemetery, a meat pie in the greasy spoon, a weekend away complete with flannel pyjamas Dangerous Davies knows how to treat the woman he loves. Detectiv...
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Swing Time
Zadie SmithLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS 2017'Smith's finest. Extraordinary, truly marvellous' Observer A dazzlingly exubera...
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Galloping Foxley (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Roald DahlGalloping Foxley is a short, sharp story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.In Galloping Foxley, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister st...
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Collected Stories
Saul BellowThis is the definitive collection of short stories by Saul Bellow. Abundant, precise, various, rich and exuberant, the stories display the stylistic and emotional brilliance which ...
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Man from the South (A Roald Dahl Short Story)
Roald DahlMan from the South is a short, sharp, chilling story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.In Man from the South, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells...
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The Fraud
Zadie Smith‘A writer at the peak of her powers’ The TelegraphTruth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? Zadie Smith returns with her first historical novel.Kilburn,...
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Verano
Ali SmithEn el presente, Sacha sabe que el mundo está en problemas. Su hermano Robert simplemente es un problema. Su madre y su padre están teniendo problemas. Mientras tanto, el mundo está...
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Stalin, Vol. I: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
Stephen KotkinThe magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train b...
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Shadows on the Grass
Isak Dinesen & Karen BlixenIsak Dinesen takes up the absorbing story of her life in Kenya begun in the unforgettable Out of Africa, which she published under the name of Karen Blixen. With warmth and humanit...
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Two Serious Ladies
Jane Bowles & Naoise Dolan'My favourite book. I can't think of a modern novel that seems more likely to become a classic' Tennessee Williams'The book I give as a gift . . . It feels like giving someone an e...
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The Shadow of the Sun
Ryszard Kapuściński & Klara Glowczewska'Only with the greatest of simplifications, for the sake of convenience, can we say Africa. In reality, except as a geographical term, Africa doesn't exist'. Ryszard Kapuscinski ha...
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Life After Life
Kate AtkinsonThe PRIZEWINNING BESTSELLER, now a major BBC1 DRAMA SERIES starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle, directed by BAFTA awardwinning John Crowley.'Dazzling, witty...
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The Darts of Cupid
Edith TempletonThe highlyacclaimed short story collection by the author of Gordon, the erotic novel banned for indecency in 1966In The Darts of Cupid, Edith Templeton gives a sweeping and intimat...
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Things I Don't Want to Know
Deborah LevyThe first in Deborah Levy's essential threepart 'Living Autobiography' on writing and womanhood. 'Unmissable. Like chancing upon an oasis, you want to drink it slowly . . . Subtle,...
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The Panopticon
Dr Jenni FaganJENNI FAGAN HAS BEEN NAMED AS ONE OF GRANTA MAGAZINE'S BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2013SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION AND THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2013...