| The Art Lover: A Novel Contributor(s): Maso, Carole (Author) |
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ISBN: 0811216292 ISBN-13: 9780811216296 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2006 Annotation: While her father and best friend are dying, a young American woman tries to find the limits of love and the power of art in the face of the inevitable. What is the power of art in the face of death? In "The Art Lover" Carole Maso has created an elegant and moving narrative about a woman experiencing (and reliving) the most painful transitions of her life. Caroline, the novel's protagonist, returns to New York after the death of her father--ostensibly to wrap things up and take care of necessary "business"--where her memory and imagination conspire to lay before her all her griefs and joys in a rebellious progression. In different voices, employing a collage-like fragmentation, Maso gently unfolds "The Art Lover" in much the same way the fragile and prehistoric fiddlehead fern unfolds throughout the novel, bringing with subtle grace the ever-entangled feelings of grief and love into full and tender view. Various illustrations throughout. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Psychological - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005036496 |
| Series: New Directions Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.32" W x 8.02" (0.70 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the power of art in the face of death? In The Art Lover Carole Maso has created an elegant and moving narrative about a woman experiencing (and reliving) the most painful transitions of her life. Caroline, the novel's protagonist, returns to New York after the death of her fatherostensibly to wrap things up and take care of necessary businesswhere her memory and imagination conspire to lay before her all her griefs and joys in a rebellious progression. In different voices, employing a collage-like fragmentation, Maso gently unfolds The Art Lover in much the same way the fragile and prehistoric fiddlehead fern unfolds throughout the novel, bringing with subtle grace the ever-entangled feelings of grief and love into full and tender view. Various illustrations throughout. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maso, Carole: - Carole Maso is author of the novels AVA, The American Woman in the Chinese Hat, Ghost Dance, The Art Lover, and Defiance. She has also written several books of nonfiction. Maso is a professor of Literary Arts at Brown University. |