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17 shades of Ali Smith’s “Autumn”

20th October 202120th October 2021 Ian Scott

The novel “Autumn” by Ali Smith was published on 20th October 2016 and was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. It is the first volume in a quartet, each volume is named after a season. Quickly written and speedily published it is a “state of the nation” novel. Although published less than four months […]

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