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Synopsis
&“Art, love and longing, the French way . . . an emotionally taut portrayal of late-in-life, post-marriage drift&” from the author of The 6:41 to Paris (The New York Times Book Review). A French teacher on the verge of retirement is invited to a glittering opening that showcases the artwork of his former student, who has since become a celebrated painter. This unexpected encounter leads to the older man posing for his portrait. Possibly in the nude. Such personal exposure at close range entails a strange and troubling pact between artist and sitter that prompts both to reevaluate their lives. Blondel, author of the hugely popular novel The 6:41 to Paris, evokes an intimacy of dangerous intensity in a tale marked by profound nostalgia and a reckoning with the past that allows its two characters to move ahead into the future. &“A striking variation on the theme of the muse, this novel probes overlapping varieties of attraction . . . It veers toward the erotic, quickening the painter&’s search for the model&’s soul—&‘a term that disintegrates the moment you try to define it.&’&”―The New Yorker &“Captivating . . . The novel flies by with gentle humor, but it also poses complex questions about the meaning of art and sexuality, and offers an elegiac look at late middle age . . . Irresistible, and the story&’s fundamental kindness sets it apart.&”―Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“A novel of tender, shy wisdom whose characters remind each other that memory lives in the body, loosened like knots by the right touch.&” —Patrick Nathan, author of Image Control
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
144 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781939931689
Related ISBNs:
9781939931672
Publisher:
New Vessel Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Libella, Paris
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Alison Anderson

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