The Art Lover: A Novel

What is the power of art in the face of death? In The Art Lover Carole Maso has created an elegant and moving narrative about a woman experiencing (and reliving) the most painful transitions of her life. Caroline, the novel's protagonist, returns to New York after the death of her fatherostensibly to wrap things up and take care of necessary businesswhere her memory and imagination conspire to lay before her all her griefs and joys in a rebellious progression. In different voices, employing a collage-like fragmentation, Maso gently unfolds The Art Lover in much the same way the fragile and prehistoric fiddlehead fern unfolds throughout the novel, bringing with subtle grace the ever-entangled feelings of grief and love into full and tender view. Various illustrations throughout.

Author: Carole Maso
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 06/17/2006
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780811216296
ISBN10: 0811216292
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Psychological
- Fiction | Political