White on white

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A student moves to the city to research Gothic nudes. She rents an apartment from a painter, Agnes, who lives in another town with her husband. One day, Agnes arrives in the city and settles into the upstairs studio. In their meetings on the stairs, in the studio, at the corner café, the kitchen at dawn, Agnes tells stories of her youth, her family, her marriage, and ideas for her art – which is always just about to be created. As the months pass, it becomes clear that Agnes might not have a place to return to. The student is increasingly aware of Agnes’s disintegration. Her stories are frenetic; her art scattered and unfinished, white paint on a white canvas. What emerges is the menacing sense that every life is always at the edge of disaster, no matter its seeming stability.

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SKU: 9781529115260 Categories: , , , Tag: Publisher/imprint : Vintage
Page count : 160
Published on 4th May, 2023

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‘I loved this book for its depth and perception, for its beauty and eerie rhythms, but most of all for its wonderfully dream-like spell. It’s breathtaking’ Brandon Taylor

A student moves to the city to research Gothic nudes, renting an apartment from a painter, Agnes, who lives in another town with her husband. One day, Agnes arrives in the city and settles into the upstairs studio.

Agnes tells stories of her youth, her family, her marriage, and ideas for her art. As the months pass, it becomes clear that Agnes might not have a place to return to. Her stories are frenetic; her art scattered and unfinished, white paint on a white canvas.

White on White is a sharp exploration of what it means to be truly vulnerable and laid bare.

‘Deeply humane, quietly devastating, mesmerisingly beautiful’ Olivia Sudjic

‘Marvellous’ Lauren Groff

‘Gentle, mysterious and profound’ Marina Abramovic

‘Enthralling’ Observer

‘An exceptionally elegant, intelligent, and original writer’ Sigrid Nunez

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Weight 0.157 kg
Dimensions 19.9 × 13.1 × 1.4 cm
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