Autumn
British novelist, born 1962. Won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2015 and the Costa Novel Award in 2005 and 2014.
Autumn is a 2016 novel by Ali Smith. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2017.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Ali Smith
- First published
- 2016
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2017
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Political, Love story
- Series
- Book 1 of The Seasonal Quartet
Is Autumn worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian) and the Booker Prize.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2017) | Shortlist | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 8 | See the list |
Best edition of Autumn
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (2017), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 2017)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780241973318
How critics, prizes and readers rate Autumn
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 27% of the points available on critics' lists, against 13% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Autumn
If you liked Autumn, try How to Be Both, The Accidental or Hotel World.
