The First Person and Other Stories

Description

'Wonderful. Pared down to the point of perfection. Smith's sly wit and dextrous storytelling sing. Read' Independent 'Quintessential, even vintage . . . lilts and scintillates. Smith's best tales are airy, darting like sprites or pop-up jokes. Delicious stuff' Scotsman The First Person and Other Stories appeals to your head, your heart and your funny bone. Always playful, but also very moving and very funny, Ali Smith explores the ways, and the whys, of life, love and storytelling. 'Utterly fascinating, deeply pleasurable. Smith is a brilliant storyteller' Time Out 'Teasing, provoking, quick-witted, Smith's stories are fearless. These nimble tales, lightly turning cartwheels . . . continue to reverberate long after you have read them' Sunday Telegraph 'Will tickle your brain and your funny bone as much as your heart- don't overlook' thelondonpaper 'A masterpiece. Smith has crafted a set of short stories that work together to create a brilliant and thought-provoking collection' Independent on Sunday 'Ali Smith is a true and valuable British original' Nick Hornby

Ali Smith was born in Inverness in 1962. She is the author of Free Love and Other Stories, Like, Other Stories and Other Stories, Hotel World, The Whole Story and Other Stories, The Accidental, Girl Meets Boy, The First Person and Other Stories, There but for the, Artful, How to be both, and Public library and other stories. Hotel World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize and The Accidental was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Orange Prize. How to be both won the Baileys Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker and the Folio Prize. Ali Smith lives in Cambridge and her next novel is forthcoming in 2016.

Terrific . . . hurrah for Ali Smith * The Times * Wonderful . . . Smith has found a format in which her sly wit and dextrous storytelling sing. It might be more helpful to say: read them * Independent * She's a genius, genuinely modern in the heroic, glorious sense * Alain de Botton * One of the most gifted writers of her generation * Scotsman *