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Gabriel Josipovici's acclaimed novel reissued in 2018. Josipovici's novel is based on the life of Pierre Bonnard, the painter of enchanting domestic interiors and innocently unsensual nudes. A thoughtful and deeply felt piece told in three parts from the perspectives of Bonnard's wife, daughter, and the painter himself.

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`Josipovici proves himself once again to be one of the very best writers now at work in the English language.’ - The Guardian

Contre-Jour: A triptych after Pierre Bonnard

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      Publisher: Carcanet Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 12/03/1998
      ISBN13: 9781857544107, 978-1857544107
      ISBN10: 1857544102
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Gabriel Josipovici's acclaimed novel reissued in 2018. Josipovici's novel is based on the life of Pierre Bonnard, the painter of enchanting domestic interiors and innocently unsensual nudes. A thoughtful and deeply felt piece told in three parts from the perspectives of Bonnard's wife, daughter, and the painter himself.

      Trade Review
      `Josipovici proves himself once again to be one of the very best writers now at work in the English language.’ - The Guardian

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