Author | Sheila Heti |
---|---|
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Published | February 15, 2022 |
Publisher | |
Media type |
|
Pages | 224 |
Award | Governor General’s Literary Award |
ISBN | 9780735282452 |
Website | Penguin Random House Canada |
Pure Colour is a novel by Canadian author Sheila Heti. Published by Knopf Canada, the book won the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction.
Synopsis
Pure Colour is a novel about art, love, death, and time from beginning to end. Heti tells the story of a girl named Mira, her relationship with her father and how she deals with his death, and her love for Annie.
Awards
Pure Colour won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 2022 Governor General's Awards,[1] the vine awards for canadian jewish literature for fiction, and was long-listed for the 2022 Giller Prize.[2]
Year | Work | Prize | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Pure Colour | Folio Prize for fiction | Shortlisted | [3] |
Giller Prize | Longlisted | [4] | ||
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction | Won | [5] | ||
2023 | Pure Colour | vine awards for canadian jewish literature for fiction | Won | [6] |
Reception
Pure Colour was generally well received in Canada and the United States. Dwight Garner, journalist for The New York Times writes, “Just like that, there’s magic", and "Heti owns a sharp axe. In Pure Colour the wood chips that fall are as interesting as the sculpture that gets made.”[7] At The New Yorker, American journalist and author Douglas Preston adds "This book, so full of argument, feels weightless. I note this with wonder. . . Heti’s books aim to be vessels for the transformation of reader and writer.”[8] In The Globe and Mail, Nicole Thompson from The Canadian Press calls the novel "a strange and meditative book".[9]
References
- ↑ Dundas, Deborah (November 16, 2022). "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. September 6, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "2023 Shortlist". The Rathbones Folio Prize. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ↑ "14 Canadian authors longlisted for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. September 6, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Dundas, Deborah (November 16, 2022). "Sheila Heti, Eli Baxter win 2022 Governor General's Literary Awards for fiction and non-fiction". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Koffler Centre of the Arts - Winners". kofflerarts.org. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
- ↑ Garner, Dwight (February 7, 2022). "'Pure Colour' Seeks Answers About Love, Mortality and God". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Sehgal, Parul (February 7, 2022). "In Sheila Heti's Novel, Critics Could Save the World—or Destroy It". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ↑ Thompson, Nicole (November 16, 2022). "Sheila Heti wins $25,000 Governor General's fiction prize for Pure Colour". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved November 16, 2022.