One of the author's six favorite examinations of art in fiction, as shared at The Week magazine:
Life Class by Pat Barker (2008).Read about another entry on the list.
Pat Barker's second trilogy about the First World War begins with this novel about three young artists at London's Slade School of Fine Art, one destined to become a medic in Belgium. She offers none of the usual clichés about the war; her research is impeccable but doesn't feel like research. The story feels fresh and unexpected as life itself.
--Marshal Zeringue
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