Difference between revisions of "Ali Smith"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Writes for newspapers The Guardian, The Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Award winning novelist. Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels 'Hotel World' (2001), narrated by a dead chambermaid, and 'The Accidental' (2005), the story of a mysterious and androgynous outsider who infiltrates a family holiday. Whitbread Novel Prize (2005) for 'The Accidental', which also made it to the Orange Prize shortlist. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015). | + | Writes for newspapers The Guardian, The Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Award winning novelist. Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels 'Hotel World' (2001), narrated by a dead chambermaid, and 'The Accidental' (2005), the story of a mysterious and androgynous outsider who infiltrates a family holiday. Whitbread Novel Prize (2005) for 'The Accidental', which also made it to the Orange Prize shortlist. Other books include 'Spring' (2019). Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015). |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, 13 May 2019
Contents
Country
Great Britain
Birth - Death
1962 -
Occupation
Writer
Notable Achievements
FRSL, CBE
Description
Writes for newspapers The Guardian, The Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Award winning novelist. Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels 'Hotel World' (2001), narrated by a dead chambermaid, and 'The Accidental' (2005), the story of a mysterious and androgynous outsider who infiltrates a family holiday. Whitbread Novel Prize (2005) for 'The Accidental', which also made it to the Orange Prize shortlist. Other books include 'Spring' (2019). Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015).
