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WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE 2021
A once-in-a-generation series, Ali Smith''s Seasonal quartet is a tour-de-force about love, time, art, politics, and how we live now.
''A maestra''s portrait of her age . . . remarkable'' Guardian
In the present, Sacha knows the world''s in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. Their mother and father are having trouble. Meanwhile the world''s in meltdown - and the real meltdown hasn''t even started yet. In the past, a lovely summer. A different brother and sister know they''re living on borrowed time.
This is a story about people on the brink of change. They''re family, but they think they''re strangers. So: where does family begin? And what do people who think they''ve got nothing in common have in common?
Summer.
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''The first great coronavirus novel - a book to savour, a literary tour de force'' Evening Standard
''Exquisite. Smith is in a class of her own'' Nicola Sturgeon
''An astonishing finale to a prescient series . . . Ali Smith brilliantly weaves strands of joy and celebration to end her Seasonal Quartet'' Irish Times
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Condition: Bueno. : En la presente, Sacha sabe que el mundo está en problemas. Su hermano Robert simplemente es un problema. Sus padres están teniendo problemas. Mientras tanto, el mundo está en crisis, y la verdadera crisis aún no ha comenzado. En el pasado, un verano encantador. Un hermano y una hermana diferentes saben que están viviendo un tiempo prestado. Esta es una historia sobre personas al borde del cambio. Son familia, pero creen que son extraños. Entonces, ¿dónde comienza la familia? ¿Y qué tienen en común las personas que creen que no tienen nada en común? Verano. EAN: 9780241207062 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Summer Autor: Ali Smith Editorial: Penguin Books Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 400 Formato: tapa dura. Seller Inventory # Happ-2026-06-14-bffba71c
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Signed first edition, Summer, the final novel in the critically acclaimed Seasonal Quartet series by Ali Smith. Published by Hamish Hamilton, the book won the Orwell Prize for Fiction. Bound in light orange cloth with gilt and black title oh the cover and spine. 339pp. Illustrated half-dustjacket.CONDITION: Light shelf wear. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are square and tight. Dustjacket is only lightly rubbed. A very clean and nicely kept copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 081060
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