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The Swan Thieves

byElizabeth Kostova

Genres: Art Fiction Artists and Musicians Memoirs

Who is this book for? Readers interested in art, psychological fiction, and character-driven narratives.

Topics ObsessionArtHistoryLoss

MoodReflective, Melancholic

RomanceCentral to the Plot

Psychiatrist Andrew Marlowe has a perfectly ordered life - solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when renowned painter Robert Oliver attacks a canvas in the National Gallery of Art and becomes his patient. Desperate to understand the secret that torments this genius, Marlowe embarks on a journey that leads him into the lives of the women closest to Oliver and a tragedy at the heart of French Impressionism. Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy; from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve hope.

Language

Published on

24/06/2010

Pages

768

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780751541427

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