Wicomb's majestic novel Still Life juggles with our perception of time and reality telling the story of an author struggling to write a biography of long-forgotten Scottish poet Thomas Pringle, whose only legacy is in South Africa where he is dubbed the "Father of South African Poetry."
In her efforts to resurrect Pringle, the fictional biographer summons the spirit of Mary Prince, the West Indian slave; Hinza, Pringle's adopted black South African son; and seasoned time traveler (and a character from Virginia Woolf's Orlando), Sir Nicholas Green, all of them joining the author to help her write her book. Their adventures, as they travel across space and time to unlock the mysteries of Pringle's life, offer a poignant exploration of colonial history and racial oppression.
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