[Vwoolf] Woolfian citing

[mcuddy at chass.utoronto.ca]

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Hi everyone,

This week saw the announcement of Canada's Scotiabank Giller Prize for
excellence in fiction. In the short list of 5 (though not the winner) was
this book with the following citation from the jury:

“With stunning restraint and pathos, CS Richardson has given us a portrait
of one man’s journey of the soul — across decades and continents, through
loss and grief and hope. Both sweeping and minimalist, All the Colour in
the World is Woolfian in its brushstrokes. Quiet moments of being are
given as much weight as the chaos of war, and notes on the long history of
art balance the depiction of one individual life. As much poetry and
mosaic as it is a novel, with not a word out of place, this book is a
triumph — a masterclass in how to paint an entire world.”

Seems that Woolf's novels continue to be a masterclass for us all. Feels
good, yes?

very best, Melba