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Father's Death Altered Perception
- Sheila Heti says her father's death threw her into a new dimension and disoriented her sense of the world.
- She describes the changed world view as stepping into another realm after his passing.
Soul Becoming A Leaf
- In the novel Mira's father's soul enters her and together they become a leaf on a tree destined to fall.
- Heti says this literal-feeling experience mirrored how her father's spirit entered her after his death.
Accept The Book's Literalness
- Heti insists readers should accept Pure Colour's events rather than over-interpret them.
- She calls the book's strange occurrences literal, reflecting her real experience of grief and presence.