Benjamin Wood

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Benjamin Wood is a British novelist and academic whose literary fiction explores art, creativity, and the psychology of genius. He is an associate professor at King's College London. The Ecliptic follows a painter who retreats to a mysterious refuge on a Turkish island for artists who have lost their creative abilities, searching for... the inspiration that has abandoned her. The novel explores the nature of artistic creation, the fear of creative failure, and the thin line between genius and madness. Wood's fiction is characterised by its intelligence, its atmospheric settings, and its deep engagement with the creative process. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers atmospheric, intelligent literary fiction about art, creativity, and the mysterious sources of inspiration. Read more Show less