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David Hockney: A Life (Paperback)
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David Hockney: A Life (Paperback)
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"Catherine Cusset's book caught a lot of me. I recognised myself"
DAVID HOCKNEY "A perfect short expose of Hockney's life as seen
through the eyes of an admiring novelist" Kirkus Reviews "Hers is
an affirming vision of a restless talent propelled by optimism and
chance" New York Times With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously
researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most
famous living English painter. Born in Bradford in 1937, David
Hockney had to fight to become an artist. After leaving home for
the Royal College of Art in London his career flourished, but he
continued to struggle with a sense of not belonging, because of his
homosexuality, which had yet to be decriminalised, and because of
his inclination for a figurative style of art, which was not
sufficiently "contemporary" to be valued. Trips to New York and
California - where he would live for many years and paint his
iconic swimming pools - introduced him to new scenes and new loves,
beginning a journey that would take him through the fraught years
of the AIDS epidemic. A compelling hybrid of novel and biography,
David Hockney: A Life offers an insightful overview of a painter
whose art is as accessible as it is compelling, and whose passion
to create has never been deterred by heartbreak or illness or loss.
Translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan
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Imprint: |
Arcadia Books
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
April 2020 |
Authors: |
Catherine Cusset
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Translators: |
Teresa Lavender Fagan
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Dimensions: |
196 x 128 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-911350-80-4 |
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