{"product_id":"artful-pb-w3","title":"Ali Smith: ARTFUL W3 [2013] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAN BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED and BAILEYS PRIZE-WINNING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eHow to be both\u003c\/i\u003e and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSeasonal \u003c\/i\u003equartet \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eArtful\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation; \u003c\/b\u003ea new kind of book altogether . . . it could have only been written by Ali Smith . . . \u003cb\u003emakes you glad to be alive'  Jackie Kay \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by a character who is haunted - literally - by a former lover, \u003ci\u003eArtful \u003c\/i\u003eslips slyly between fiction and essay, guiding the reader thrillingly through a sequence of ideas on art and literature. With Smith's trademark humour, inventiveness, poignancy and critical insight, this is unique experiment in form, style, life, love, death, immortality and what art can mean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on four electrifying lectures given by the author at Oxford University, and exploring the explosive connections between art, story, memory and grief - \u003ci\u003eArtful\u003c\/i\u003e is a tidal wave of ideas to blast away the cobwebs and change how you see the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Playful and audacious' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and moving' \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Magical... Blending of criticism and fiction, \u003ci\u003eArtful\u003c\/i\u003e belongs in a genre of its own . . . Joyful for anyone interested in the art of writing, and living, well' Anita Sethi, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith, Ali","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44242535678242,"sku":"9780241959572","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/smith-ali-ali-smith-artful-w3-2013-paperback-9780241959572-58644903854419.jpg?v=1727769550","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/artful-pb-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}