Author: Allison Amend
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0345803140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan art auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene. Desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
A Nearly Perfect Copy
Author: Allison Amend
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0345803140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan art auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene. Desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0345803140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan art auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene. Desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
A Nearly Perfect Copy
Author: Allison Amend
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385536704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richly drawn and sharply observed, A Nearly Perfect Copy is a smart and affecting novel of family and forgery set amidst the rarefied international art world. Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene, and, desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385536704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richly drawn and sharply observed, A Nearly Perfect Copy is a smart and affecting novel of family and forgery set amidst the rarefied international art world. Elm Howells has a loving family and a distinguished career at an elite Manhattan auction house. But after a tragic loss throws her into an emotional crisis, she pursues a reckless course of action that jeopardizes her personal and professional success. Meanwhile, talented artist Gabriel Connois wearies of remaining at the margins of the capricious Parisian art scene, and, desperate for recognition, he embarks on a scheme that threatens his burgeoning reputation. As these narratives converge, with disastrous consequences, A Nearly Perfect Copy boldly challenges our presumptions about originality and authenticity, loss and replacement, and the perilous pursuit of perfection.
Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society
Author: American Antiquarian Society
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
Book Sales of ...
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
The Connoisseur
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Catalogue of Books contained in the Library of the American Bible Society
Author: Library of the American Bible Society
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375006055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. Embracing Editions of the Holy Scriptures in Various Languages, and Other Biblical and Miscellaneous Works.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3375006055
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1863. Embracing Editions of the Holy Scriptures in Various Languages, and Other Biblical and Miscellaneous Works.
Catalogue of Books Contained in the Library of the American Bible Society
Author: American Bible Society. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Catalogue of the principal portion of the ... library of Edward V. Utterson ... which will be sold by auction
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature
Author: Henry G. Bohn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368131338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368131338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
Thing Classic Vol. 2
Author: Marvel Comics
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302495542
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Collects Thing (1983) #11-22 and Fantastic Four (1961) #274. It's one of the grandest epics in the history of Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew - that's bashful Benjamin J. Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, to you and me! Choosing to remain on the Beyonder's Battleworld, Ben finds that while the planet may change, things are as hectic as ever for him! From duplicate Things to showdowns with classic monsters, Ben shows he has the right stuff no matter what the odds!
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302495542
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Collects Thing (1983) #11-22 and Fantastic Four (1961) #274. It's one of the grandest epics in the history of Aunt Petunia's favorite nephew - that's bashful Benjamin J. Grimm, the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing, to you and me! Choosing to remain on the Beyonder's Battleworld, Ben finds that while the planet may change, things are as hectic as ever for him! From duplicate Things to showdowns with classic monsters, Ben shows he has the right stuff no matter what the odds!