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Sheila Heti: “Pure Colour”

Feb 17, 2022
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ANECDOTE

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.
ANECDOTE

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.
INSIGHT

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.
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