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Still Life by Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Still Life about?
Frederica Potter, "doomed to be intelligent'' plunges into Cambridge Universty life greedy for knowledge, sex and love. In Yorkshire her sister Stephanie has abandoned academe for the cosy frustration of the family. Alexander Wedderburn, now in London, struggles to write a play about Van Gogh, whose art and tragic life give the novel its central Leitmotiv. In this sequel to <b>The Virgin in the Garden</b>, A.S Byatt illuminates the inevitable conflicts between ambition and domesticity, confinement and self-fulfilment, while providing a subtle yet incisive observation of intellectual and cultural life in England during the 1950s.
Who reads Still Life?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Byatt, A. S. (Antonia Susan), 1936-
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus : Hogarth Press
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780684835037
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (1,808 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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