Very excited to come across a copy of this Ali Smith book in a little bookstore this weekend. It‘s been on my list for a long time.
“It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.“
-Autumn by Ali Smith
#firstlinefridays #autumn #alismith
pickA book of two parts. The first part is about a single mother and her daughter. They live in a caravan and the mother is working for the caravan place. In the second part we learn more about the mother‘s past.
This was Ali Smith‘s debut novel, and with this I have read all her novels. Now I have her short story collections left to read.
It made me feel all fuzzy and warm inside when I spotted Ali Smith‘s Like on Kamila Shamsie‘s bookshelves (during an online literary event). That was the first book I ever read by Smith and I‘ve been a huge fan of her writing ever since. A memorable scene in the novel: the protagonist from northern Scotland is shocked to discover that chocolate will melt in the warmer climate of London.
"Great stories survive their translations, even thrive. "
https://www.thehindu.com/books/how-the-buddha-became-a-christian-saint/article26...
"...No one can own a story any more than we can own people. Once created, stories are free living beings with their own journeys... ".
This lovely newspaper article titled 'How the Buddha became a Christian saint' is about how stories travel and adapt to circumstances and finally return to their home country in an almost unrecognizable format.
Link:
https://www.thehindu.com/books/how-the-buddha-became-a-christian-saint/article26...
