{"product_id":"still-life-hardcover-2","title":"Still Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZoë Wicomb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Top Historical Fiction Pick of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunningly original new novel exploring race, truth in authorship, and the legacy of past exploitation, from the Windham-Campbell lifetime achievement award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Zoëml; Wicomb burst onto the literary scene in 1987 with \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Get Lost in Cape Town\u003c\/em\u003e, she was hailed by her literary contemporaries and reviewers alike. Since then, her carefully textured writing has cemented her reputation as being among the most distinguished writers working today and earned her one of the inaugural Windham Campbell Prizes for Lifetime Achievement in Fiction Writing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWicomb's majestic new novel \u003cem\u003eStill Life\u003c\/em\u003e juggles with our perception of time and reality as Wicomb tells the story of an author struggling to write a biography of long-forgotten Scottish poet Thomas Pringle, whose only legacy is in South Africa where he is dubbed the Father of South African Poetry. In her efforts to resurrect Pringle, the writer summons the specter of Mary Prince, the West Indian slave whose \u003cem\u003eHistory\u003c\/em\u003e Pringle had once published, along with Hinza, his adopted black South African son.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt their side is Sir Nicholas Green, a seasoned time traveler (and a character from Virginia Woolf's \u003cem\u003eOrlando\u003c\/em\u003e). Their adventures, as they travel across space and time to unlock the mysteries of Pringle's life, offer a poignant exploration of colonial history and racial oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZoëml; Wicomb\u003c\/strong\u003e is a South African writer living in Glasgow, Scotland, where she is emeritus professor at the University of Strathclyde. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eOctober\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe One That Got Away\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlaying in the Light \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDavid's Story\u003c\/em\u003e. She was an inaugural winner of the Windham-Campbell Prize in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769201393952,"sku":"9781620976104","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0f23e0e505a6ff45908d9684273fff32.webp?v=1780343602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/still-life-hardcover-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}