About the book
“This is the most political book thus far in this earthy and humane series. Its heart is worn far out on its sleeve. It beats arrhythmically somewhere down near the knuckles. . . . Smith’s vision isn’t fundamentally pessimistic, however. There’s too much squirming life in her fiction, slashes of cleansing light for those who seek it.” —New York Times
“Her best book yet, a dazzling hymn to hope, uniting the past and the present with a chorus of voices.” —The Guardian
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Autumn and Winter, as well as the Baileys Prize-winning How to Be Both, comes the next installment in the remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?
Spring. The great connective.
With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown Smith opens the door.
The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story?
Hope springs eternal.
Editions of Spring
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101870778
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670070053
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143197935
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781101969960
- EBook
- ISBN 9780143197928
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101870785
Read an Excerpt
“This is the most political book thus far in this earthy and humane series. Its heart is worn far out on its sleeve. It beats arrhythmically somewhere down near the knuckles. . . . Smith’s vision isn’t fundamentally pessimistic, however. There’s too much squirming life in her fiction, slashes of cleansing light for those who seek it.” —New York Times
“Her best book yet, a dazzling hymn to hope, uniting the past and the present with a chorus of voices.” —The Guardian
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Autumn and Winter, as well as the Baileys Prize-winning How to Be Both, comes the next installment in the remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?
Spring. The great connective.
With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown Smith opens the door.
The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story?
Hope springs eternal.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Spring about?
“This is the most political book thus far in this earthy and humane series. Its heart is worn far out on its sleeve. It beats arrhythmically somewhere down near the knuckles. . . . Smith’s vision isn’t fundamentally pessimistic, however. There’s too much squirming life in her fiction, slashes of cleansing light for those who seek it.” —New York Times
“Her best book yet, a dazzling hymn to hope, uniting the past and the present with a chorus of voices.” —The Guardian
From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Autumn and Winter, as well as the Baileys Prize-winning How to Be Both, comes the next installment in the remarkable, once-in-a-generation masterpiece, the Seasonal Quartet
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Rilke, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?
Spring. The great connective.
With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare's most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown Smith opens the door.
The time we're living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story?
Hope springs eternal.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Spring?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Spring?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781101870778
Is Spring part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Seasonal Quartet
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Spring?
Ali Smith
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Spring is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781101870778) and hardcover(ISBN 9780670070053) and paperback(ISBN 9780143197935) and paperback(ISBN 9781101969960) and ebook(ISBN 9780143197928) and ebook(ISBN 9781101870785)
Where can I buy Spring online or support local independent bookshops?
You can buy Spring from below