Portrait of an Unknown Lady

Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Thomas Bunstead, Maria Gainza
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 135mm - 208pg
3 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781787303249
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For readers of Olivia Laing, Mariana Enriquez, Deborah Levy and Valeria Luiselli, a playfully brilliant novel about women' s influence, legacy, art and friendshipSet in Buenos Aires of the ' 60s and present day, this is a glittering novel full of intrigue and glamour. It celebrates three magnetic women and their influence in a bohemian underworld of art forgery, European emigres, and once-grand hotels. At the heart of the book is the enigmatic Renee, artist-savant and the best forger in town, who becomes the preoccupation, even obsession, of the book' s young narrator, after the death of her own mentor, Enriqueta. Told as a kind of homage, through memories, interviews, and even an auction catalogue, Portrait of an Unknown Lady is a mordant, playful novel about influence, authenticity, value, and what we really know of one another.
' There are many pleasures to be had in reading Portrait of an Unknown Lady: its sublime, transcendent sentences, its arch and shadowy figures. Most of all, the zone to which you are transported, which is a Buenos Aires of canvases, trap doors, and dreams' -- Amina Cain, author of INDELICACY ' Vividly detailed and saturated with intricate feeling, Gainza' s novel is an engrossing exploration of authenticity, obsession, and the enveloping allure of art' -- Alexandra Kleeman, author of SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE SUN
Maria Gainza was born in Buenos Aires, where she still lives. She has worked as a correspondent for The New York Times in Buenos Aires, as well as for ArtNews. For more than ten years she was a regular contributor to the magazine Artforum and Radar, the cultural supplement of Pagina/12. She has given courses for artists and art critic workshops and was a co-editor of the collection Los Sentidos (The Senses) on Argentinean art.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781787303249
Published: 3 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Harvill Secker
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 211g
Pages: 208

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