White on White

Aysegül Savas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:4th May '23

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White on White cover

'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

A deeply humane, quietly devastating, mesmerisingly beautiful masterpiece. -- Olivia Sudjic
White on White is an ambitious palette. * New York Times *
[An] oddly enthralling tale about a postgrad student bearing witness to an artist's marital breakdown -- Anthony Cummins * Observer *
Marvelous, as elegant as an opaque sheet of ice that belies the swift and turbulent waters beneath. -- Lauren Groff
A haunting, irresistible novel. 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
In the middle ages, human skin was seen as a blanket stretched to cover a secret, inner life, writes Aysegül Savas. ReadingWhite on White for me is like an outer skin which you open layer by layer as you read; gentle, mysterious and profound. -- Marina Abramovic
Terse, slender and exquisite, like a finely-wrought figurine carved in bone, White on White spins its tale of doubles, womanhood and power with the magnetic pull of a thriller, while refusing to settle for easy resolution. I loved its quiet, observant wisdom; its willingness to look for depth underneath shiny surfaces. -- Livia Franchini
I was riveted by it. The delicate restraint of the language just adds to its power. -- Celia Paul
Savas's characters watch each other as they avoid themselves, in an acute and obliterating double portrait. -- Leanne Shapton
A superb novel by an exceptionally elegant, intelligent, and original writer. -- Sigrid Nunez

ISBN: 9781529115260

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 13mm

Weight: 140g

192 pages