Optic Nerve |
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Author:
| Gainza, Maria |
Translator:
| Bunstead, Thomas |
ISBN: | 978-1-78470-753-8 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2022 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Imprint: | Arrow |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $22.99 |
Book Description:
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'A highly original, piercingly beautiful work, full of beautiful shocks... I felt like a door had been kicked open in my brain' Johanna Thomas-Corr, Observer A woman searches Buenos Aires for the paintings that are her inspiration and her refuge. Her life -- she is a young mother with a complicated family -- is sometimes overwhelming. But among the canvases, often little-known works in quiet rooms, she finds clarity and a sense of who she is . . ....
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'A highly original, piercingly beautiful work, full of beautiful shocks... I felt like a door had been kicked open in my brain' Johanna Thomas-Corr, Observer
A woman searches Buenos Aires for the paintings that are her inspiration and her refuge. Her life -- she is a young mother with a complicated family -- is sometimes overwhelming. But among the canvases, often little-known works in quiet rooms, she finds clarity and a sense of who she is . . .
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