title: Imitation of Life
text: # Imitation of Life
  
  The imitation of life in art is called mimesis.
  
  Imitation of Life may also refer to:
  
  ## Literature and film
  
  * Imitation of Life (novel), a 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst
     * Imitation of Life (1934 film), an adaptation of the novel starring Claudette Colbert
     * Imitation of Life (1959 film), an adaptation of the novel starring Lana Turner
  
  ## Music
  
  * Imitation of Life, a 1981 album by Steve Beresford and Tristan Honsinger
  * "Imitation of Life", a song by Anthrax from the 1987 album Among the Living
  * "Imitation of Life" (song), a 2001 song by R.E.M. from Reveal
  * Imitations of Life, a 2004 album by the R&B group H-Town
  