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The Artist of the Missing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780374525804)
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xA haunting novel, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut from Paul La Farge, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love--beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn.
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.
Author: Paul LaFarge
ISBN-10: 0374525803
ISBN-13: 9780374525804
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Language: English
Published: 06/04/1999
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.55w x 0.80d
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/1999 pg. 654
Publishers Weekly 05/03/1999 pg. 64
Booklist 05/15/1999 pg. 1669
New York Times 07/04/1999 pg. 21
By Paul LaFarge
xPaul La Farge (1970 - 2023) was the author of the novels The Artist of the Missing, Haussmann, or the Distinction, Luminous Airplanes, The Night Ocean, and a book of imaginary dreams, The Facts of Winter. His novels and stories "defied easy categorization", according to the New York Times. His fiction and nonfiction appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, Conjunctions, The Believer, Bookforum, and elsewhere. He lived in upstate New York.
Stephen Alcorn studied printmaking in Italy and illustrated the Modern Library series. He is the 1998 recipient of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award.Recently Viewed Products
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