The Great Man

National Bestseller and Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Oscar Feldman, the renowned figurative painter, has passed away. As his obituary notes, Oscar is survived by his wife, Abigail, their son, Ethan, and his sister, the well-known abstract painter Maxine Feldman. What the obituary does not note, however, is that Oscar is also survived by his longtime mistress, Teddy St. Cloud, and their daughters.

As two biographers interview the women in an attempt to set the record straight, the open secret of his affair reaches a boiling point and a devastating skeleton threatens to come to light. From the acclaimed author of The Epicure's Lament, a scintillating novel of secrets, love, and legacy in the New York art world.

"Mischievous...funny, astute...As unexpectedly generous as it is entertaining.... Christensen is a witty observer of the art universe." --The New York Times

Author: Kate Christensen
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 05/13/2008
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.28w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780307277343
ISBN10: 0307277348
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Family Life | General

About the Author

KATE CHRISTENSEN is the author of six previous novels, most recently The Astral. The Great Man won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award. She has published reviews and essays in numerous publications, most recently the New York Times Book Review, Bookforum, O, Elle, and Gilt Taste. She writes an occasional drinks column for The Wall Street Journal called "With a Twist." Her blog can be accessed at: http: //katechristensen.wordpress.com. She lives in Portland, Maine.