The Artist of the Missing
Paul La Farge$17.85
$21.00
Frank, a young artist, arrives in the city hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance. He begins working as a washer of robes at a hotel for itinerant judges. There he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead.
When Prudence disappears, Frank sets out in search of her, a quest that leads him into the shadowy world of a revolutionary salon, then to prison, and finally to discover the city's strange secrets and the secrets of his own heart. A haunting novel, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love, and beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn. A visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 06/04/1999
ISBN: 9780374525804
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.55w x 0.80d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 05/01/1999 pg. 654
Publishers Weekly 05/03/1999 pg. 64
Booklist 05/15/1999 pg. 1669
New York Times 07/04/1999 pg. 21