{"product_id":"the-animal-gazer-9781939931528","title":"The Animal Gazer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Limpid, laser-sharp prose ... It's difficult not to love the eccentric, fragile Rembrandt Bugatti and suffer alongside him.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hypnotic novel inspired by the strange and fascinating life of sculptor Rembrandt Bugatti, brother of the fabled automaker. With World War I closing in and the Belle  poque teetering to a close, Bugatti leaves his native Milan for Paris, where he encounters Rodin and casts his bronzes at the same foundry used by the French master. In Paris and then Antwerp, he obsessively observes and sculpts the baboons, giraffes, and panthers in the municipal zoos, finding empathy with their plight and identifying with their life in captivity. As the Germans drop bombs over the Belgian city, the zoo authorities are forced to make a heart-wrenching decision about the fate of the caged animals, and Bugatti is stricken with grief from which he'll never recover. Rembrandt Bugatti's work, now being rediscovered, is displayed in major art museums around the world and routinely fetches large sums at auction. Edgardo Franzosini recreates the young artist's life with intense lyricism, passion, and sensitivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgardo Franzosini\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1952, is the author of five novels. \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Gazer\u003c\/i\u003e won two distinguished Italian literary awards in 2016, the Premio Comisso and the Premio Dessi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading group guide to \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Gazer\u003c\/i\u003e is available free of charge at newvesselpress.com.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Vessel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781939931528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edgardo Franzosini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671451660444,"sku":"9781939931528","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6bf718b7-9e50-4ac3-8523-44ef7423a769.jpg?v=1603925426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-animal-gazer-9781939931528","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}