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The Pen and the Brush: How Passion for Art Shaped Nineteenth-Century French Novels

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The Pen and the Brush: How Passion for Art Shaped Nineteenth-Century French Novels

A scintillating glimpse into the lives of acclaimed writers and artists and their inspiring, often surprising convergences, from the author of Monsieur Proust's Library
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With the wit and penetration well known to readers of Balzac's Omelette and Monsieur Proust's Library, Anka Muhlstein's PEN AND BRUSH revisits the delights of the French novel. This time she focuses on late 19th- and 20th-century writers--Balzac, Zola, Proust, Huysmans, and Maupassant--through the lens of their passionate involvement with the fine arts. She delves into the crucial role that painters play as characters in their novels, which she pairs with an exploration of the profound influence that painting exercised on the novelists' techniques, offering an intimate view of the intertwined worlds of painters and writers at the time.
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Muhlstein's deftly chosen vignettes bring to life a portrait of the nineteenth century's tight-knit artistic community, where CÃ©zanne and Zola befriended each other as boys and Balzac yearned for the approval of Delacroix. She leads the reader on a journey of spontaneous discovery as she explores how a great painting can open a mind and spark creative fire.

Country	USA
Author	Anka Muhlstein
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Other Press NY
EAN	9781590518052
Feature	Other Press NY
ISBN	1590518055
Label	Other Press
Manufacturer	Other Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	240
PublicationDate	2017-01-31
Publisher	Other Press
ReleaseDate	2017-01-31
Studio	Other Press

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