Title: How to Paint a Dead Man
Author: Sarah Hall
Publication: 2009
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Four characters - an art curator grieving the loss of her twin brother, a dying artist, a blind florist, and a famous landscape artist - tell their interconnected stories in alternating chapters. “How to Paint a Dead Man” is a deeply melancholic and philosophic novel that explores the power of art, the essence of beauty, and the universal longing for meaning. The narrative is utterly gorgeous - poetic, transcendent, intimate and evocative - and the story is beautifully constructed. It was unlike anything I’ve ever read, and I completely loved it.
I need to read this novel. British readers are always surprised when I say I haven't read Sarah Hall. Perhaps I'll rectify that omission in 2012. Glad you loved it!
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