Description
Product ID: | 9781612199825 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Village Idiot |
Authors: | Author: Steve Stern |
Page Count: | 368 |
Subjects: | Historical fiction, Historical fiction |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Paris, 1917. Amid the carnage of World War I, some of the foremost artists have chosen to stage a boat race. At the head of the regatta is Amedeo Modigliani, seated in a bathtub pulled by a flock of ducks. But unbeknownst to the competition, he has a advantage: his young friend, the immigrant painter Chaim Soutine, is hauling the tub underwater. Disoriented and confused Chaim stumbles through the events of his life, from impoverished beginnings in an East European shtetl to wild fun times with artists. But always on the horizon is a coming storm that threatens to sweep away Chaim... |
Imprint Name: | Melville House Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Melville House Publishing |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-09-13 |