Summary
A brilliantly innovative novel which is also a series of lectures - on art, literature and life.
Originally four lectures given by Ali Smith at Oxford University, Artful is a tidal wave of ideas in four thematically organised bursts of thought: ‘On Time’, ‘On Form’, ‘On Edge’ and ‘On Offer and On Reflection’.
Refusing 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 writ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241959572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241959578 |
| Author: | Ali Smith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 129mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
Artful is a revelation; a new kind of book altogether, a book that defies categorisation. Artful makes you glad to be alive – Jackie Kay
Original, brilliant and moving … as delightfully dodgy as the character from Oliver Twist whom the title evokes * Evening Standard *
Artful transports the reader to a place in which the tantalizing possibility is raised that damage can be healed, that what perishes can be brought back to life … a joyful and optimistic paean to the healing powers of art – Anita Sethi * New Statesman *
Ali Smith
Ali Smith
Born in Inverness in 1962, Ali Smith is the author of numerous novels and short story collections. Her notable works include:
- The Accidental
- Hotel World
- How to Be Both
- The Seasonal Quartet
Smith has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize four times and has received several prestigious awards, including:
- The Goldsmiths Prize
- The Orwell Prize
- The Costa Best Novel Award
- The Women’s Prize
Ali Smith currently resides in Cambridge.
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