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Literature & Fiction

Stories of Art and Artists (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

Stories of Art and Artists (Everyman's Library Pocket Classics Series)

Stories of Art and Artists gathers two centuries of classic stories from around the world. From Nathaniel Hawthorneâ€™s â€œThe Artist of the Beautifulâ€ and Albert Camusâ€™s â€œThe Artist at Workâ€ to Bernard Malamudâ€™s â€œRembrandtâ€™s Hatâ€ and Aimee Benderâ€™s â€œThe Color Master,â€ the tales collected here range from haunting fables about the power of art to vivid portraits of those who create.

Writers have long been fascinated by the idea of artistic genius, the relationship between portraits and their subjects, the inspirational role of muses, and the effects on artists of ambition, failure, and success. Art forms featured in these pages include sculpture, pottery, architecture, miniatures, landscapes, portraits, and abstract painting, illumined in brilliant stories by such great writers as HonorÃ© de Balzac, Hermann Hesse, Franz Kafka, Marguerite Yourcenar, John Berger, William Boyd, Doris Lessing, Valerie Martin, Julian Barnes, Orhan Pamuk, and A. S. Byatt.Â Their dazzling literary evocations of the visual artsâ€”using one art form to reflect on anotherâ€”make Stories of Art and Artists an irresistible gift for lovers of art of all kinds.

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
PartNumber	0375712496_used
Color	Multicolor
Height	7.42
Length	4.85
Weight	0.89948602896
Width	1.15
ReleaseDate	2014-10-28
NumberOfItems	1

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