| The Artist of the Missing Contributor(s): LaFarge, Paul (Author), Alcorn, Stephen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374525803 ISBN-13: 9780374525804 Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 Annotation: A young artist arrives in the city, hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance, he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead. 12 illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98032152 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.55" W x 8.26" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Frank, a young artist, arrives in the city hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance. He begins working as a washer of robes at a hotel for itinerant judges. There he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead. When Prudence disappears, Frank sets out in search of her, a quest that leads him into the shadowy world of a revolutionary salon, then to prison, and finally to discover the city's strange secrets and the secrets of his own heart. A haunting novel, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love, and beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn. A visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alcorn, Stephen: - Stephen Alcorn studied printmaking in Italy and illustrated the Modern Library series. He is the 1998 recipient of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. |