Sacre Bleu : A COMEDY D'ART / CHRISTOPHER MOORE.
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TextPublisher: New York : WILLIAM MORROW , [2012?]Publisher: ©2012Description: 403pages : illustration ; 21cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780061779756Subject(s): Artists -- Fiction | Blue in art -- Fiction | Bakers -- Fiction | Male friendship -- Fiction | France -- History -- 19th century -- FictionDDC classification: 823 Summary: Baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec vow to discover the truth behind the untimely death of their friend Vincent van Gogh, which leads them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late-nineteenth-century Paris.
Absolutely nothing is sacred to the author, a satirist who has already lampooned Shakespeare, San Francisco vampires, marine biologists, Death, even Jesus Christ and Santa Claus! Now, in this book, he takes on the Great French Masters. From the author of Lamb, Fool, and Bite Me, this book is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed "suicide" of Vincent van Gogh. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late nineteenth-century Paris. Oh l l, quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art historywith cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure.
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Baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec vow to discover the truth behind the untimely death of their friend Vincent van Gogh, which leads them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late-nineteenth-century Paris.
Absolutely nothing is sacred to the author, a satirist who has already lampooned Shakespeare, San Francisco vampires, marine biologists, Death, even Jesus Christ and Santa Claus! Now, in this book, he takes on the Great French Masters. From the author of Lamb, Fool, and Bite Me, this book is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed "suicide" of Vincent van Gogh. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late nineteenth-century Paris. Oh l l, quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art historywith cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure.
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