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A commentary on the grim present: Glyph, by Ali Smith, reviewed

31 January 2026 9:00 am

Smith seems to urge us to pay close attention to the horrors of today’s world. But can such a spectacularly plotless novel convey any meaningful message?

A very tangled web

2 July 2022 9:00 am

Vanessa Salomon is an internationally successful translator. Clever, beautiful, privileged – ‘born in a trilingual household: French, English and money’…