Book Details
Format
Kindle
Pages
124
Language
English
Published
Jun 20, 2022
Publisher
NYRB Classics
ISBN-10
1590174151
ISBN-13
9781590174159
Description
One of Honoré de Balzac’s most celebrated tales, “The Unknown Masterpiece” is the story of a painter who, depending on one’s perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius—or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cézanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton’s words, a “fable of modern art.”
Published here in a new translation by poet Richard Howard, “The Unknown Masterpiece” appears, as Balzac intended, with “Gambara,” a grotesque and tragic novella about a musician undone by his dreams.
Published here in a new translation by poet Richard Howard, “The Unknown Masterpiece” appears, as Balzac intended, with “Gambara,” a grotesque and tragic novella about a musician undone by his dreams.
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Uma das edições mais lindas que já encontrei! O enredo se entrelaça com as pinturas, tornando a leitura uma experiência única.
February 16th 2026