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

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

  1. ^ a b Comerford, Ruth (18 October 2021). "Sarah Winman wins inaugural £10k InWords Literary Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ Fox, Lauren (2 November 2021). "Does Life Imitate Art or Is It the Other Way Around?". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. ^ Winman, Sarah (2021-11-02). "Still Life". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-11-25.