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The Painter Of Battles

Af: Arturo Perez-Reverte Engelsk Paperback

The Painter Of Battles

Af: Arturo Perez-Reverte Engelsk Paperback
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A compelling tale of art, love and war...

A man lives alone in a watchtower by the sea. On the circular walls of the tower he is painting a grand mural - the timeless landscape of a battle. He is a former war photographer, and the painting is his attempt to capture the photo he was never able to take; to encapsulate, in an instant, the meaning of war. But one day a stranger knocks on his door and announces that he has come to kill him. The man is a shadow from his past, one of the myriad faces of war, and now the consequences of his actions are brought home to him. As the novel progresses, the story of both the soldier and the artist emerge, entwined with a doomed love affair, and the progress of a painting that is infused with the history of art.

Intense and turbulent this is a book about art, war, love and the human capacity for both violence and empathy. It asks very profound questions about human nature and the role of the artist, but it is also has the intensity of a psychological thriller as the painter trades stories with the man who has come to kill him - like the Knight playing chess with Death in the Seventh Seal....

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A compelling tale of art, love and war...

A man lives alone in a watchtower by the sea. On the circular walls of the tower he is painting a grand mural - the timeless landscape of a battle. He is a former war photographer, and the painting is his attempt to capture the photo he was never able to take; to encapsulate, in an instant, the meaning of war. But one day a stranger knocks on his door and announces that he has come to kill him. The man is a shadow from his past, one of the myriad faces of war, and now the consequences of his actions are brought home to him. As the novel progresses, the story of both the soldier and the artist emerge, entwined with a doomed love affair, and the progress of a painting that is infused with the history of art.

Intense and turbulent this is a book about art, war, love and the human capacity for both violence and empathy. It asks very profound questions about human nature and the role of the artist, but it is also has the intensity of a psychological thriller as the painter trades stories with the man who has come to kill him - like the Knight playing chess with Death in the Seventh Seal....

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9780753824337
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0753824337
Udg. Dato: 16 okt 2008
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 16 okt 2008
Forfatter(e): Arturo Perez-Reverte
Forfatter(e) Arturo Perez-Reverte


Kategori Moderne Samtidslitteratur


ISBN-13 9780753824337


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 23mm


Bredde 130mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 16 okt 2008


Oplagsdato 16 okt 2008


Forlag Orion Publishing Co

Kategori sammenhænge