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Still Life: A Novel by Wicomb, Zoë is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A Stunningly Original New Novel From The Windham-campbell Literature Prize-winning Sophisticated Storyteller . . . [and Author Of] Vigorous, Textured, Lyrical Prose (new York Times Book Review) An Extraordinary Writer . . . Seductive, Brilliant, And Precious . . . Her Talent Glitters. --toni Morrison When Zoë Wicomb Burst Onto The Literary Scene In 1987 With You Can't Get Lost In Cape Town, She Was Hailed By Her Literary Contemporaries--among Them Toni Morrison And J.m. Coetzee--and By Reviewers Alike As A Writer Of Rare Brilliance (the Scotsman) And A Sophisticated Storyteller (new York Times). Since Then, Her Carefully Textured Writing Has Cemented Her Reputation Among The Most Distinguished South African Writers And Earned Her One Of The Inaugural Windham Campbell Prizes For Lifetime Achievement In Fiction Writing. Wicomb's Majestic New Novel Still Life Juggles With Our Perception Of Time And Reality As Wicomb Tells The Story Of An Author Struggling To Write A Biography Of Long-forgotten Scottish Poet Thomas Pringle, Whose Only Legacy Is In South Africa Where He Is Dubbed The Father Of South African Poetry. In Her Efforts To Resurrect Pringle, The Writer Summons The Specter Of M

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Wicomb, Zoë
Publisher
New York: The New Press
Published
2020
Language
EN
ISBN
9781620976104
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
4.1 / 5 (11 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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