GLIFF

O brave new world that has such people in t Once upon a time not very far from now two children come home to find a line of wet red paint encircling the outside of their house What does it mean Itâ s a truism of our time that itâ ll be the next generation whoâ ll sort out our increasingly toxic world What would that actually be like In a state turned hostile a world of insiders and outsiders what things of the past can sustain them and what shape can resistance take And whatâ s a horse got to do with any of this Gliff is a novel about how we make meaning and how we are made meaningless With a nod to the traditions of dystopian fiction a glance at the Kafkaesque and a new take on the notion of classic it s a moving and electrifying read a vital and prescient tale of the versatility and variety deep rooted in language in nature and in human nature As always Aliâ s inventiveness and intelligence lit fireworks in my mind Gliff is an irresistible invitation to rethink and reword our way to a truly brave new world Michelle de Kretser