The Seer

Ali Smith

The Seer
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Country
United Kingdom
Published
1 September 2006
Pages
128
ISBN
9780571234455

The Seer

Ali Smith

The Seer revolves around an outsider shaking up domestic calm, has more than a few similarities to The Accidental. Neil and Iona are a materialistic young Edinburgh couple whose relationship seems to be confined to arguing with each other about whether they should eat focaccia or ciabatta and working on ‘case studies of the new Scotland’. Enter Kirsty, who may or may not be Iona’s sister, who shatters their stultifying domestic routine by inventing tales by Finlay Finn McFinn, a spurious Highland seer.

The Seer is, in part, a social satire, a sly poke at the ‘new’ Scotland and Smith is as playful as ever. What at first sight looks like a pedestrian drawing-room comedy turns into (on paper at least) a very funny post-modern romp - what you might get from crossing Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author and Michael Frayn’s Noises Off.

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