Artful (novel)

Artful is a 2012 novel by Scottish author Ali Smith and published by Penguin Books. It was shortlisted for the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize (2013).[1]

Artful
First edition
AuthorAli Smith
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHamish Hamilton
ISBN9780241145401

Plot

This book is based on four lectures given by Ali Smith at Oxford University, the Weidenfeld lectures on European comparative literature.[2] The four headings are "On Time", "On Form", "On Edge" and "On Offer and On Reflection".

It has two fictional characters. One is a woman mourning her dead lover and the other is her dead lover who still seems to be around. She speaks to the mourning woman in Greek, steals belongings and causes a nuisance. The dead woman was working on some lectures when she died, and the living one works with trees.

The English author and critic Julie Myerson wrote in the Guardian that "if this book has a central subject, it's the relationship between thought and art". Smith explores different artists throughout the book, such as the surrealists, William Shakespeare, and Jackie Kay.[3]

Reception

References
  1. "The Goldsmiths Prize 2013". web.archive.org. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  2. Cohen, Leah Hager (2013-02-01). "A Light to Read By". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. Myerson, Julie (2012-11-18). "Artful by Ali Smith – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. "Artful, By Ali Smith". The Independent. 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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