The Artist of the Missing (Paperback)

Frank, a young artist, arrives in the city hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance. He begins working as a washer of robes at a hotel for itinerant judges. There he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead.

When Prudence disappears, Frank sets out in search of her, a quest that leads him into the shadowy world of a revolutionary salon, then to prison, and finally to discover the city's strange secrets and the secrets of his own heart.

A haunting novel that recalls the early work of Paul Auster and Steven Millhauser, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love, and beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn.

A visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair.

General

Imprint:	Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	June 1999
Authors:	Paul La Farge
Illustrators:	Stephen Alcorn
Dimensions:	210 x 141 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-374-52580-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-374-52580-3
Barcode:	9780374525804

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