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The painter of battles : a novel / Arturo Pérez-Reverte ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden.
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- ISBN: 9781400065981 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1400065984 (alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 211 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, c2008.
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| Subject: | Artists > Fiction. Painters > Fiction. War photographers > Fiction. War > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Soldiers > Fiction. |
| Genre: | War stories. Psychological fiction. Spanish fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
Abandoning the battlefield for an isolated life on the Spanish coast, war photographer Andres Faulques spends his time painting murals containing images of human conflict, until his solitude is interrupted by a man whose life had been altered forever by one of Faulques's images. - Baker & Taylor
Abandoning the battlefield to seek refuge in an ancient tower on the Spanish coast, famed war photographer Andres Faulques spends his time in isolation, exorcising his demons by painting murals containing images of human conflict, until his solitude is interrupted by a man whose life had been altered forever by one of Faulques's images and who plans to kill the photographer responsible. 75,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Faulques, a war photographer, witnessed most of the wars of the end of the 20th Century, but he was never able to capture the photo that would explain the chaos of the universe. Now, as continues to try to understand it, he starts painting a grand circular fresco on the inside wall of a tower on the Mediterranean, disturbed by the memories of a woman he can never forget, and an unexpected visit: a man who wants to kill him.Abandoning the battlefield for an isolated life on the Spanish coast, war photographer Andres Faulques spends his time painting murals containing images of human conflict, until his solitude is interrupted by a man whose life had been altered forever by one of Faulques's images.r fresco on the inside wall of a tower on the Mediterranean, disturbed by the memories of a woman he can never forget, and an unexpected visit: a man who wants to kill him.ne of Faulques's images. - Baker & Taylor
Faulques, a war photographer, witnessed most of the wars of the end of the 20th Century, but he was never able to capture the photo that would explain the chaos of the universe. Now, as continues to try to understand it, he starts painting a grand circular fresco on the inside wall of a tower on the Mediterranean, disturbed by the memories of a woman he can never forget, and an unexpected visit: a man who wants to kill him.ne of Faulques's images. - Blackwell North Amer
Now, in this haunting new work, Arturo Perez-Reverte has written his most accomplished novel to date. The Painter of Battles is a tale of love, war, art, and revenge.
Andres Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retired to a life of solitude on the Spanish coast. On the walls of a tower overlooking the sea, he spends his days painting a huge mural that pays homage to history's classic works of war art and that incorporates a lifetime of disturbing images.
One night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Faulques' door and challenges the painter to remember him. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago. "And why have you come looking for me?" asks Faulques. The stranger answers, "Because I'm going to kill you."
This story transports Faulques to the time when he crossed continents to capture conflicts on film with his lover, Olvido, at his side. Until she walked into his life, Faulques muses, he had believed he would survive both war and women. As the tense dialogue between Faulques and his visitor continues, the stakes grow ever higher. What they are grappling with quickly proves to be not just Faulques' fate but the very nature of human love and cruelty itself. Arturo Perez-Reverte perfectly balances the shadows of the heart with the chaos of war in this composition on morality. Superb and tautly written, The Painter of Battles is a deeply affecting novel about life and art. - Random House, Inc.
Acclaimed author Arturo Pérez-Reverte has earned a distinguished reputation as a master of the literary thriller with his international bestsellers The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South. Now, in this haunting new work, Pérez-Reverte has written his most accomplished novel to date. The Painter of Battles is a captivating tale of love, war, art, and revenge.
Andrés Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retired to a life of solitude on the Spanish coast. On the walls of a tower overlooking the sea, he spends his days painting a huge mural that pays homage to historyâs classic works of war art and that incorporates a lifetime of disturbing images.
One night, an unexpected visitor arrives at Faulquesâ door and challenges the painter to remember him. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago. âAnd why have you come looking for me?â asks Faulques. The stranger answers, âBecause Iâm going to kill you.â
This story transports Faulques to the time when he crossed continents to capture conflicts on film with his lover, Olvido, at his side. Until she walked into his life, Faulques muses, he had believed he would survive both war and women.
As the tense dialogue between Faulques and his visitor continues, the stakes grow ever higher. What they are grappling with quickly proves to be not just Faulquesâ fate but the very nature of human love and cruelty itself.
Arturo Pérez-Reverte perfectly balances the shadows of the heart with the chaos of war in this stunning composition on morality. Superb and tautly written, The Painter of Battles is a deeply affecting novel about life and art.
