White on White

A deeply humane, quietly devastating, mesmerisingly beautiful masterpiece. – Olivia Sudjic
White on White is an ambitious palette. * New York Times *
[An] oddly enthralling tale about a postgrad student bearing witness to an artist’s marital breakdown – Anthony Cummins * Observer *
Marvelous, as elegant as an opaque sheet of ice that belies the swift and turbulent waters beneath. – Lauren Groff
A haunting, irresistible novel. I loved this book for its depth and perception, for its beauty and eerie rhythms, but most of all for its wonderfully dream-like spell. It’s breathtaking. – Brandon Taylor
In the middle ages, human skin was seen as a blanket stretched to cover a secret, inner life, writes Aysegül Savas. Reading White on White for me is like an outer skin which you open layer by layer as you read; gentle, mysterious and profound. – Marina Abramovic
Terse, slender and exquisite, like a finely-wrought figurine carved in bone, White on White spins its tale of doubles, womanhood and power with the magnetic pull of a thriller, while refusing to settle for easy resolution. I loved its quiet, observant wisdom; its willingness to look for depth underneath shiny surfaces. – Livia Franchini
I was riveted by it. The delicate restraint of the language just adds to its power. – Celia Paul
Savas’s characters watch each other as they avoid themselves, in an acute and obliterating double portrait. – Leanne Shapton
A superb novel by an exceptionally elegant, intelligent, and original writer. – Sigrid Nunez

Ayseg l Savas is the author of Walking on the Ceiling. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Granta, and elsewhere. Originally from Istanbul, she lives in Paris.

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