{"product_id":"the-artist-of-the-missing-paul-la-farge-9780374525804","title":"The Artist of the Missing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting novel, \u003ci\u003e The Artist of the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul LaFarge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374525803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374525804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.55w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999 pg. 654\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/1999 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/1999 pg. 1669\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/04\/1999 pg. 21","brand":"Paul LaFarge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056044994815,"sku":"9780374525804","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db8692d2-2a7b-46a8-9272-f0a34e1270b8.jpg?v=1685039205","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-artist-of-the-missing-paul-la-farge-9780374525804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}