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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
      Published 12 March 1998
      ISBN-13 9781857544107
      978-1857544107
      ISBN-10 1857544102
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      Contemporary Fiction

      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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