The Whole Story and other stories

Name: The Whole Story and other stories
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Ali Smith
ISBN: 9798895940457

Author: Ali Smith

Narrator: Kristin Atherton

Unabridged: 6 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/05/2024

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Visionary & Metaphysical, Short Stories, Women

Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed, award-winning author comes a collection of uniquely inventive stories that thread the labyrinth of coincidence, chance, and connections missed and made.What happens when you run into Death in a busy train station? (You know he’s Death because when he smiles, your cell phone goes dead.) What if your lover falls in love with a tree? Should you be jealous? From the woman pursued by a band of bagpipers in full regalia to the artist who’s built a seven-foot boat out of secondhand copies of The Great Gatsby, Smith’s characters are offbeat, charming, sexy, and as wonderfully complex as life itself.“She’s street-savvy and poignant at once. … There’s a kind of stainless steel clarity at the center of her fiction.”—Boston Globe

About Ali Smith

Ali Smith was born in Inverness and lives in Cambridge. She is the author of three collections of stories and three novels. Hotel World was shortlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize in 2001 and her latest novel, The Accidental, won the 2006 Whitbread Novel Award. Ali reviews regularly for the Guardian, the Scotsman and the TLS.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 15, 2018

This is a rather unassuming short story collection that gave me such joy to read for reasons I don’t know how to articulate. Only my second Ali Smith and I reckon it’s not one of the more essential ones to read but I really enjoyed this.......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 17, 2024

ali smith's work is such a joy to read. while the whole story and other stories is not as experimental as her novels, this collection was still alluring. i do not think i will ever get bored of her mind or prose that is so rich you could discover new details about how she crafts her stories each tim......more

Goodreads review by MJ on November 27, 2011

It’s official. I am not as smitten with Ali Smith the story writer as I am with Ali Smith the novelist. Isn’t that usually the case? It’s either one or the other with writers. Could Barthelme write a decent novel to save himself? Nah. (Don't link me to The King. Puh-leaze). Could Barth write a short......more

Goodreads review by celia on June 16, 2022

la primera reseña en goodreads dice “i doubt that anyone would think this is indispensable” Estoy en desacuerdo. Me da igual si tengo un sesgo enorme, si adoro a ali smith y todo lo que escribe. Llevo llorando quince minutos por sentir tanto tanto tanto, esto es indispensable, esto es lo que me hace......more

Goodreads review by M. on July 22, 2022

Although I do feel it is the less impactful Ali Smith I've read as of yet, her writing is always a joy to read. I feel like how subtly but emphatically sapphic her stories are has not been recognised enough, so here goes my thanks. Apart from that, this was one of those "some stories are great, othe......more