{"product_id":"the-death-of-francis-bacon-9780771096372","title":"The Death of Francis Bacon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadrid. Unfinished. Man dying.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA great painter lies on his deathbed, synapses firing, writhing and reveling in pleasure and pain as a lifetime of chaotic and grotesque sense memories wash over and envelop him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this bold and brilliant short work of experimental fiction by the author of \u003ci\u003eGrief Is the Thing with Feathers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLanny, \u003c\/i\u003e Max Porter inhabits Francis Bacon in his final moments, translating into seven extraordinary written pictures the explosive final workings of the artist's mind. Writing \u003ci\u003eas\u003c\/i\u003e painting rather than \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e painting, Porter lets the images he conjures speak for themselves as they take their revenge on the subject who wielded them in life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is more than a biography: \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Francis Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e is a physical, emotional, historical, sexual, and political bombardment--the measure of a man creative and compromised, erotic and masochistic, inexplicable and inspired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strange Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771096372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80","brand":"Max Porter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793435603125,"sku":"9780771096372","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_96d7eb11-3510-4dc1-8899-253222aea288.jpg?v=1629205186","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-death-of-francis-bacon-9780771096372","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}