Still Life (Winman novel)
Still Life is a 2021 novel by Sarah Winman, set in London, England and Florence, Italy.
It was a Sunday Times bestseller, BBC "Between the Covers" pick and a BBC Radio 4 "Book at Bedtime" selection.[1]
Winman won the £10,000 inaugural InWords Literary Award, given to 'a novel published in English or a writer’s body of work'.[1]
Themes include art history, the ongoing impact of World War II, chosen families and the 1966 flood of the River Arno in Florence.
References to other works
[edit]Characters quote from Baedeker's Guide to Florence. E. M. Forster's 1908 novel, A Room with a View.[2] Forster appears as a character in the book.
Artworks discussed include The Deposition from the Cross (Pontormo).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Comerford, Ruth (18 October 2021). "Sarah Winman wins inaugural £10k InWords Literary Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Fox, Lauren (2 November 2021). "Does Life Imitate Art or Is It the Other Way Around?". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ Winman, Sarah (2021-11-02). "Still Life". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-11-25.