The Modern

‘A sparkling, wry debut’ * Vogue *‘Blair has delivered a stellar debut. It is potent, passionate and illuminating.’ * The Australian *’… a tale of reckoning with oneself and an unshakable external reality.’ * Arts Hub *‘Cerebral and sensual … each fork in the road revealing itself with insight and beauty.’ – Katerina Gibson, author of Women I Know‘This novel is a work of art … It made me laugh, feel lucky to be alive, and reminded me of the expansiveness of creativity.’ – Laura McPhee-Browne, author of Cherry Beach‘A dazzling exploration of desire and longing. Anna Kate Blair has given us a new form of fiction – intellectual, yearning, honest and vulnerable.’ – Anne Casey-Hardy, author of Cautionary Tales for Excitable Girls‘Blair’s novel expertly blends dark, self-deprecating humour with a quest to know oneself through the lens of art … Sophia is a masterpiece of imperfection and an authentic millennial character.’ * Books+Publishing *‘A compelling and sparklingly insightful narrative that explores desire, art, and place, The Modern is a must-read from a promising new literary voice.’ * Aniko Press *

Anna Kate Blair is a writer from Aotearoa based in Naarm. Her essays and short stories have appeared in Cordite, Slow Canoe, Archer, Meanjin, The Big Issue’s Fiction Edition, Landfall, The Lifted Brow, and other publications. Anna has won awards including the Wyndham Short Story Prize, the AAWP Slow Canoe Creative Nonfiction Prize, and the Warren Trust Award for Architectural Writing. She holds a PhD in History of Art and Architecture from the University of Cambridge and has previously worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She is currently Program and Partnerships Manager at Writers Victoria.

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