Description
| Product ID: | 9780940322745 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Unknown Masterpiece |
| Authors: | Author: Honore De Balzac |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A New York Review Books Original One of Honoré de Balzac''s most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one''s perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius—or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cézanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton''s words, a "fable of modern art." Published here in a new translation by poet Richard Howard, "The Unknown Masterpiece" appears, as Balzac intended, with "Gambara," a grotesque and tragic novella about a musician undone by his dreams. |
| Imprint Name: | NYRB Classics |
| Publisher Name: | The New York Review of Books, Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-08-31 |