Difference between revisions of "Ali Smith"
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| − | Writes for newspapers The Guardian, The Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Award winning novelist. Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels 'Hotel World', narrated by a dead chambermaid, and 'The Accidental', 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 | + | 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). |
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| + | * http://www.theguardian.com/books/alismith | ||
| + | * https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/ali-smith | ||
| + | * http://www.foyles.co.uk/ali-smith | ||
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Revision as of 14:56, 9 April 2016
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. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015).
