アリ・スミス（Ali Smith）- 英：作家

アリ・スミス（Ali Smith、1962–）は、スコットランドの小説家、短編作家、劇作家。実験的な構成と遊び心あふれる言語表現を駆使し、記憶、時間、芸術、政治、そして人と人とのつながりを描く作品で、現代イギリス文学を代表する作家の一人とされる。代表作『両方になる』は、二つの異なる視点から読める独創的な構成によって物語と芸術の可能性を探究した長編で、コスタ賞やゴールドスミス賞を受賞し、ブッカー賞最終候補にも選ばれた。近年は『秋』『冬』『春』『夏』からなる「四季四部作」でも高い評価を得ている。

Ali Smith (born 1962) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and playwright celebrated for her inventive narrative structures, linguistic playfulness, and profound explorations of memory, time, art, politics, and human connection. Widely regarded as one of the leading voices in contemporary British literature, she has received numerous literary honors throughout her career. Her novel *How to Be Both* is an innovative work that can be read from two different starting points, brilliantly intertwining art, identity, and history. It won the Goldsmiths Prize and the Costa Novel Award, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Her acclaimed Seasonal Quartet—*Autumn*, *Winter*, *Spring*, and *Summer*—further established her international reputation.

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