Artful |
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Author:
| Smith, Ali |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-312449-8 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Penguin Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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"A stimulating combination of literary criticism, essay, and fiction" (The New Yorker) from the incomparable Ali Smith Artful is a celebration of literature's worth in and to the world--it is about the things art can do, the things art is made of, and the quicksilver nature of all artfulness. A magical hybrid that refuses to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form,
Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted--literally--by a former...
More Description "A stimulating combination of literary criticism, essay, and fiction" (The New Yorker) from the incomparable Ali Smith
Artful is a celebration of literature's worth in and to the world--it is about the things art can do, the things art is made of, and the quicksilver nature of all artfulness. A magical hybrid that refuses to be tied down to either fiction or the essay form, Artful is narrated by a character who is haunted--literally--by a former lover, the writer of a series of lectures about art and literature. Ali Smith's heady powers as a novelist and short story writer harmonize with her keen perceptions as a reader and critic to form a living thing that reminds us that life and art are never separate.