{"product_id":"the-first-person-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The First Person and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAli Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed, award-winning author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHotel World\u003c\/i\u003e comes this stunning collection of stories set in a world of everyday dislocation, where people nevertheless find connection, mystery, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese tales are of ordinary but poignant beauty: at the pub, strangers regale each other with memories of Christmases past; lovers share tales over dinner about how they met, their former lovers, and each other; a woman even tells a story to her fourteen-year-old self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Smith explores the subtle links between what we know and what we feel, she creates an exuberant, masterly collection that is packed full of ideas, humor, nuance, and compassion. Ali Smith and the short story are made for each other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli Smith is the author of six previous works of fiction, including the novel \u003ci\u003eHotel World\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for both the Orange Prize and the Booker Prize in 2001 and won the Encore Award and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award in 2002, and \u003ci\u003eThe Accidental\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Whitbread Award in 2005 and was short-listed for the 2005 Man Booker Prize and the 2006 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. Her story collections include \u003ci\u003eFree Love\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award and a Scottish Arts Council Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Story and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Inverness, Scotland, in 1962, Smith now lives in Cambridge, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52558467039539,"sku":"9780307454850","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/s-vo2KKlRM9780307454850.webp?v=1761213266","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-first-person-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}