{"title":"Benedict Wells","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedict Wells\u003c\/strong\u003e offers profound explorations of memory, loss, and human connection within the realm of \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e. His novels, including poignant titles like \u003cem\u003eThe End of Loneliness\u003c\/em\u003e, weave richly detailed characters with narratives that linger long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a thoughtful reflection on life's complexities, elegantly balanced with moments of quiet hope and resilience. 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We rarely feel more alive. And at the end of those summers, we're reminded all the more strongly that everything passes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking at Philipp Keel's new works in \u003cem\u003eLast Summer\u003c\/em\u003e, there is the absence—apart from a single nude—of people. Instead, there are still lifes and above all, pictures of palms, pools, drinks, initially seeming cool and summery, as well as many captured moments and incidental poetry. Common to them all is Keel's eye for specific details and moods, and yet on closer inspection, melancholy permeates many of his works. At times, the moment has already passed or is only visible on the blurred margins of our consciousness. What remains is a feeling of transience, perhaps even a faint touch of loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the great strengths of Keel's works is that they stay subtle and reserved. We each find in them what we wish to find. 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