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Gliff

by Ali Smith

A glimpse of humanity in an uncertain future

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A glimpse of humanity in an uncertain future

Set in an uncertain near-future where new boundaries divide people, *Gliff* brings two children and a horse into a story about the human desire to leave a mark. The title refers to a Scottish word for a fleeting moment, shock, or faint glimpse, anchoring the book’s attention to what can be seen—and what may escape easy definition. Against a backdrop of efforts to reduce people to data and predictable categories, Ali Smith explores individuality, complexity, and the search for meaning across time.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in literary fiction set in a near-future world.
  • Readers drawn to fiction exploring identity, categorization, and the meaning of individual lives.
  • Readers interested in stories featuring children and an animal within a broader social landscape.

Themes

Humanity and individualityData and categorizationBoundaries between peopleMeaning and making a mark

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Book overview

From a literary master, a moving and genre-bending story about our era-spanning search for meaning and knowing

An uncertain near-future. A story of new boundaries drawn between people daily. A not-very brave new world.

Add two children. And a horse.

From a Scottish word meaning a transient moment, a shock, a faint glimpse, Gliff 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.
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