Sacre Bleu A Comedy D'Art |
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Author:
| Moore, Christopher |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-208861-1 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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It is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigmentdesired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger,adventure, and perhaps even the super natural. It is . . .Sacré Bleu
In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield andshot himself. Or did he Why would an artist at the heightof his creative powers try to take his life . . . and then walk amile to a doctor's house Who was the crooked little "colorman" Vincent claimed was stalking him And why had...
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It is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigmentdesired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger,adventure, and perhaps even the super natural. It is . . .Sacré Bleu
In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield andshot himself. Or did he Why would an artist at the heightof his creative powers try to take his life . . . and then walk amile to a doctor's house Who was the crooked little "colorman" Vincent claimed was stalking him And why had Vincentrecently become terrified of a certain shade of blue
These questions confront baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessardand bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec as they seek the truthof their friend's untimely death, a quest that will lead them on asurreal odyssey through late 19th-century Paris.
A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and arthistory-with can-can girls, baguettes, and fine Frenchcognac thrown in for good measure-Sacré Bleu is anothermasterpiece from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.