In this dazzling story of art and illusion, secrets and schemes, who is to be trusted - and what is real?From the internationally acclaimed author of Optic Nerve, a New York Times Notable Book 2019'A writer who feels immediately important' ObserverAt a hotel in Buenos Aires, a woman checks in under a pseudonym. She wears a black fur shawl and has no luggage. She is alone.Over the coming days and nights, she tells a story, which begins with a secret shared in a local bath house, revealing art forgery and fraud on a dazzling scale. At its heart is an enigmatic genius who for years forged portraits of the city's elite, before disappearing without trace. It is a story of influence and intrigue, in which nothing is as it seems. We're not to expect 'names, numbers or dates', she cautions, but a more subtle kind of reckoning...Told in a mordant, irresistible voice and full of sharp surprises, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a captivating enquiry into what we mean by 'authenticity', in life as in art. At once poised and capricious, elegant and bold, it is a thrilling exploration of the relationships between what is lived, what is told, what is remembered, and what is real.Translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
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ISBN | 9781787303249 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | Fiction in translation, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Multiple Timelines, FICTION / Biographical, Fiction in translation, Argentina, c 1960 to c 1970, Narrative theme: Interior life, Biographical fiction, The Arts: art forms, Buenos Aires, c 1960 to c 1969, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, c 1960 to c 1969, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Penguin Books |
Jahr | 20220303 |
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