Man In The Picture

Hill, Susan

£7.99

A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver’s old professor in Cambridge. On a cold winter’s night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don.

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Publish Date: 27/09/2012

Description

A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver’s old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter’s night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, instead of imitating life, has the power to entrap it. To stare into the painting is to play dangerously with the unseen demons it hides, and become the victim of its macabre beauty …

Additional information

Weight 115 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 9 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

145

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.914 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K