By Pedro Mairal PRINTISBN: 9781939931078 E-TEXT ISBN: 9781939931061 Edition: 0
Great in high school classes and book clubs.A compelling story that is a great read for art lovers and mystery lovers alike.This beautiful edition makes for a pleasurable and eye-catching gift.“This short novel about a vast painting is a pleasure to read and affirms Pedro Mairal’s stature as one of the most significant Argentine writers working today. May this be but the first of his books to appear in English.”— David Leavitt, author of The Lost Language of Cranes and The Two Hotel Francforts“This surefooted exploration of the painter as a quixotic dreamer gives a South American twist to Balzac’s Unknown Masterpiece … Mairal’s quickening prose moves from the ordinary to the opulent and back again without skipping a beat.”— Jed Perl, The New Republic
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