Everything you need to understand or teach Spring by Ali Smith.
A contemplative and mesmeric story of two humdrum lives in modern Britain that are transformed by the unexpected and poignant encounter with a precocious girl, Ali Smith’s Spring is novel for the current moment. It addresses the state of social and political alienation of modern life with both humor and empathy. Smith’s story is quirky, at times sweet and nostalgic, and acutely concerned with the course of history as it continues to unfold in the present. The story Smith develops is terse and brave, weaving unexpectedly eclectic references to the lives of seemingly distant artistic figures such as Katherine Mansfield, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Charlie Chaplin, all while maintaining a sobering moral voice, unbridled in its indignation.
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