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“A stimulating combination of literary criticism, essay, and fiction” (The New Yorker) from the incomparable Ali SmithArtful 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.
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Artful, Ali Smith
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- Released
- 2014
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- Title
- Artful
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ali Smith
- Publisher
- PENGUIN GROUP
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 237
- ISBN10
- 0143124498
- ISBN13
- 9780143124498
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Literary Fiction, Writing, About Books
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- “A stimulating combination of literary criticism, essay, and fiction” (The New Yorker) from the incomparable Ali SmithArtful 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.