What I Loved :An 'addictive masterpiece' - The Times
What I Loved :An 'addictive masterpiece' - The Times
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28 December, 2006
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
With an introduction by Megan Nolan, bestselling author of Acts of Desperation and Ordinary Human Feelings
'Siri Hustvedt's most ambitious, most rewarding novel. It mesmerises, arouses, disturbs'
Salman Rushdie
'Defiantly complex and frequently dazzling'
Sunday Times
'A big, wide, sensuous novel - clever, sinister, yet attractively real'
Guardian
In 1975 art historian Leo Hertzberg discovers an extraordinary painting by an unknown artist in a New York gallery. He buys the work, tracks down its creator, Bill Wechsler, and the two men embark on a life-long friendship.
This is the story of their intense and troubled relationship, of the women in their lives and their work, of art and hysteria, love and seduction and their sons - born the same year but whose lives take very different paths.
PRAISE FOR SIRI HUSTVEDT:
'One of our finest novelists'
Oliver Sacks
'Reading a Hustvedt novel is like consuming the best of David Lynch'
Financial Times
'Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt'
Washington Post
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780340682388 |
| ISBN10 | 0340682388 |
| Number Of Pages | 384 |
| Item Weight | 268 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 196 x 30 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
[A] strange, addictive masterpiece . . . I read it in 2003, the year it came out, and haven't stopped thinking about it since * The Times *
Breathtaking * James Urquhart, Independent *
A love story with the grip and suspense of a thriller. It makes you ponder human existence with a peculiar mixture of stoicism and wonder. * Noonie Minogue, Times Literary Supplement *
Defiantly complex and frequently dazzling ... she has created a conceptually exciting work that demands we think, but which still allows us room to feel. * Alex Clark, Sunday Times *
Substantial, moving and beautifully written * Christian House, Independent on Sunday *
A big, wide, sensuous novel - clever, sinister, yet attractively real * Julie Myerson, Guardian *
A consummately intelligent novel, highly literate but also intensely moving. * Jackie McGlone, Scotsman *
Riveting ... erudite and immensely detailed ... a rich, densely textured and utterly absorbing novel * Lesley Glaister *
Subtle, compassionate, wise, and supremely intelligent, it's a striking achievement. * Kieron Corless, Time Out *
Hustvedt ranks amongst the finest American writers working today * Jennifer O'Connell, Sunday Business Post *
a powerful novel of love, loss and longing, exquisitely written * Anne Donovan, Sunday Herald *
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Author's Bio
Siri Hustvedt is the author of seven novels, five collections of essays, a poetry collection and a memoir. Her books have been listed for major prizes, including the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize and the PEN America Literary Award. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been awarded honorary PhDs from Johannes Gutenberg University, Stendhal University and the University of Oslo. She is a Lecturer in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and has written on art for the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. Born in Minnesota, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.