| Newsletter | | Be notified of the latest releases.
We won't spam, share or barter your email address. |
|
|
My Feed Page
8 Jan 2009
8 Jan 2009
8 Jan 2009
7 Jan 2009
7 Jan 2009
7 Jan 2009
|
|
|
| Information | | [none entered] |
|
|
|
| The Art Lover: A Novel (New Directions Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Carole Maso
Publisher: New Directions
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
Buy New: $9.15
You Save: $6.80 (43%)
New (18) Used (9) from $6.38
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0811216292
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780811216296
Publication Date: June 30, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Beautiful, Unsurpassed January 22, 1999
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
Unexpected after the spectacular flameout that was "Ghost Dance", this is the signal work of perhaps the finest living American writer. A more intense, devastating, meticulously constructed work you will not find if you read every book on offer at Amazon. "The Art Lover" is like a shattering, vivid dream of another lifetime. Perfect.
Skillfully crafted. Exquisite writing. July 10, 1998
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you like plot-driven stories, then this novel is not for you. However, don't get me wrong--there is a story here. This non-linear tale of a woman's life and the people around her is exquisitely written, and incredibly well-crafted. I've read all of Maso's novels now, and this is most certainly my favorite. A wonderful wonderful book.
 a fresh blending of prose and poetry that does more than tel May 8, 1998
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Carole Maso brings us into the character's mind through a fresh blending of prose and poetry that does more than tell a story; it wraps the story around these lifelike characters in a way that invests us in their lives. I came away impressed by the nonlinear structure, touched by the characters, and identifying with some.I look forward to catching up on the rest of Maso's work.
|
|
|
. | |
