Autumn (Smith novel)

Autumn
AuthorAli Smith
Cover artistDavid Hockney
"Early November Tunnel", 2006
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHamish Hamilton
Publication date
20 October 2016
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages272
ISBN978-0241207000
Followed byWinter 

Autumn is a 2016 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith, first published by Hamish Hamilton. It is the first of four seasonal ‘state of the nation’ works. Written rapidly after the United Kingdom's 2016 European Union membership referendum, it was widely regarded as the first 'post-Brexit novel' dealing with the issues raised by the voters' decision.[1][2][3] In July 2017, Autumn was longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction and in September 2017 it was announced as one of six books to make the shortlist.[4][5] Many newspapers viewed it as the most likely candidate for winning; it was beaten by George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo.[6]

The book was named by The New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2017.[7]

  1. ^ Kavenna, Joanna (12 October 2016). "Autumn by Ali Smith review – a beautiful, transient symphony". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ Preston, Alex (14 October 2016). "Autumn by Ali Smith review — 'the first serious Brexit novel'". Financial Times. London. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ Kelly, Stuart (26 October 2016). "Book review: Autumn, by Ali Smith". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ Flood, Alison (27 July 2017). "Man Booker prize 2017 longlist led by Arundhati Roy's return to fiction". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Man Booker Prize 2017: shortlist makes room for debuts alongside big names". The Guardian. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  6. ^ Sian Cain (17 October 2017). "Man Booker prize goes to second American author in a row". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The 10 Best Books of 2017". New York Times. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.