Artful

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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 writer of a series of lectures about art and literature. Full of both the poignancy and humour of fiction and all the sideways insights and jaunty angles you would expect from Ali Smith's criticism, it explores form, style, life, love, death, mortality, immortality and what art and writing can mean.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780241959572
Published: October 2013

Number of pages: 240
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 17 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd