Gliff

ספרה מ-2024 של הסופרת הסקוטית המוערכת אלי סמית, ששלושה מספריה היו מועמדים ברשימה הקצרה לפרס בּוּקר – כאן במהדורת 2025 בכריכה רכה.

Once 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. What does it mean?

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 — Ali Smith shows us why our humanity, our individual complexities, matter more than ever.