Descripción
There are places from which one never returns. The most intense and disturbing novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
In a tower next to the Mediterranean, in search of the photograph he could never take, a former photographer paints a large circular fresco on the wall: the timeless landscape of a battle. He is accompanied in the task by a face that returns from the past to collect a mortal debt, and the shadow of a woman who disappeared ten years ago. Around these three characters, Arturo Pérez-Reverte has written the most intense and disturbing story of his long career as a novelist. Dazzling from beginning to end, El pintor de batallas drags the reader, captivated, through the complex geometry of the chaos of the 21st century: art, science, war, love, lucidity and solitude combine in the vast mural of a dying world. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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 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 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.
Author: Arturo Pérez Reverte
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9788420478241
ISBN10: 8420478245
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
In a tower next to the Mediterranean, in search of the photograph he could never take, a former photographer paints a large circular fresco on the wall: the timeless landscape of a battle. He is accompanied in the task by a face that returns from the past to collect a mortal debt, and the shadow of a woman who disappeared ten years ago. Around these three characters, Arturo Pérez-Reverte has written the most intense and disturbing story of his long career as a novelist. Dazzling from beginning to end, El pintor de batallas drags the reader, captivated, through the complex geometry of the chaos of the 21st century: art, science, war, love, lucidity and solitude combine in the vast mural of a dying world. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 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 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 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.
Author: Arturo Pérez Reverte
Publisher: Alfaguara
Published: 07/16/2024
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9788420478241
ISBN10: 8420478245
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
About the Author
Arturo Pérez-Reverte nació en Cartagena, España, en 1951. Fue reportero de guerra durante veintiún años y cubrió dieciocho conflictos armados para los diarios y la televisión. Con más de veinte millones de lectores en el mundo, traducido a cuarenta idiomas, muchas de sus obras han sido llevadas al cine y la televisión. Hoy comparte su vida entre la literatura, el mar y la navegación. Es miembro de la Real Academia Española y de la Asociación de Escritores de Marina de Francia.