Benedict Wells

An exquisitely wrought and utterly absorbing meditation upon life, loss and love - Ian McEwan Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature Original and captivating . . . its quiet charm in straightforward prose belies its sharp insight into the human condition - Stylist I've known Death a long time but now Death knows me. When their idyllic childhood...

The most beautiful summers are often also the most painful. We rarely feel more alive. And at the end of those summers, we're reminded all the more strongly that everything passes. Looking at Philipp Keel's new works in Last Summer, there is the absence—apart from a single nude—of people. Instead, there are still lifes and above all, pictures of palms,...