{"product_id":"9780241665572","title":"Gliff by Ali Smith","description":"O brave new world, that has such people in't.\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time not very far from now, two children come home to find a line of wet red paint encircling the outside of their house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean?It’s a truism of our time that it’ll be the next generation who’ll sort out our increasingly toxic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would that actually be like?In a state turned hostile, a world of insiders and outsiders, what things of the past can sustain them and what shape can resistance take?And what’s a horse got to do with any of this?Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless. With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction, a glance at the Kafkaesque, and a new take on the notion of classic, it's a moving and electrifying read, a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep-rooted in language, in nature and in human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'As always, Ali’s inventiveness and intelligence lit fireworks in my mind. Gliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world' Michelle de Kretser\u003c\/p\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback,\u003cbr\u003ePagination: 288 pages","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650096783587,"sku":"9780241665572","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9780241665572.jpg?v=1729946838","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780241665572","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}