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The Portrait Paperback - 2006
by Iain Pears
"Justly praised for his complex historical thrillers ("An Instance of the Fingerpost; The Dream of Scipio"), Pears scales down to a simple tale of vengeance told by a narrator obsessed with destroying the man he once called his friend and mentor."--"Publishers Weekly."
Summary
A national bestseller from acclaimed author Iain Pears, The Portrait is a novel of suspense and a tour de force.
An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles to capture the character of the man, as well as his image, on canvas, it becomes clear that there is much more than a portrait at stake...
Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Dream of Scipio are also available from Riverhead Books.
An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles to capture the character of the man, as well as his image, on canvas, it becomes clear that there is much more than a portrait at stake...
Iain Pears's An Instance of the Fingerpost and The Dream of Scipio are also available from Riverhead Books.
First line
Well, well, well.
Details
- Title The Portrait
- Author Iain Pears
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Riverhead Books, New York
- Date 2006-04-04
- ISBN 9781594481758 / 159448175X
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.12 x 4.98 x 0.59 in (18.08 x 12.65 x 1.50 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
"Mighty scary. Only an author as clever and confident as Pears could pull off this trick."—Newsweek
"A stripped-down exercise in creeping dread."—Christian Science Monitor
"A shrewd and masterful raconteur...a tour de force."—The Washington Post Book World
"Weirdly haunting, the traps [Pears] sets for the critic are also traps for the reader."—Baltimore Sun
"One gutsy novelist... The suspense becomes almost unbearable."—Boston Globe
"A fascinating world of high-minded literature written on a small canvas."—Houston Chronicle
"An exquisite little gem."—Booklist, starred review
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