Portrait of an Unknown Lady Paperback / softback
by Maria Gainza
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In this dazzling story of art and illusion, secrets and schemes, who is to be trusted - and what is real?From the internationally acclaimed author of Optic Nerve *A TLS Book of the Year*'A writer who feels immediately important' ObserverAt a hotel in Buenos Aires, a woman checks in under a pseudonym.
She wears a black fur shawl and has no luggage. She is alone. Over the coming days and nights, she tells a story, which begins with a secret shared in a local bath house, revealing art forgery and fraud on a dazzling scale.
At its heart is an enigmatic genius who for years forged portraits of the city's elite, before disappearing without trace.
It is a story of influence and intrigue, in which nothing is as it seems.
We're not to expect 'names, numbers or dates', she cautions, but a more subtle kind of reckoning... Told in a mordant, irresistible voice and full of sharp surprises, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a captivating enquiry into what we mean by 'authenticity', in life as in art.
At once poised and capricious, elegant and bold, it is a thrilling exploration of the relationships between what is lived, what is told, what is remembered, and what is real. Translated from the Spanish by Thomas Bunstead
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- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/03/2022
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- ISBN:9781787303249
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:03/03/2022
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- ISBN:9781787303249