Ali Smith: 1914-Goodbye to All That [2014] paperback Condition:New what began as a taunt

what began as a taunt

the lives of four people intertwine across half a century: a dying painter considers the sacrifices and losses that have made him an enigma

It is also a compelling account of the social

he soon became part of Harlem's underworld

Ali Smith: 1914-Goodbye to All That [2014] paperback Condition:New what began as a tauntA wide ranging collection of reflective essays, to mark the centenary of the conflict that changed the world. In this collection of essays, ten leading writers from different countries consider the conflicts that have informed their own literary lives. 1914 Goodbye to All That borrows its title from Robert Graves's "bitter leave taking of England" in which he writes not only of the First World War but the questions it raised: how to live, how to live