{"product_id":"nat-tate-9780241988879","title":"Nat Tate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn January 8 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life''s work. Four days later he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan launch party attended by David Bowie and Gore Vidal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Nat Tate never existed. The book was a hoax. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Boyd''s biography of a fake artist is a brilliant probe into the politics of authenticity and reputation in the modern art scene. It is a playful and intelligent insight into the fascinating, often cryptic world of modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Boyd has probably written \u003cb\u003emore classic books than any of his contemporaries\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA finely judged performance: a \u003cb\u003edeft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, of\u003cb\u003e literary myth and imagination\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian on Love Is Blind *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of Britain's most celebrated contemporary novelists\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49396183761239,"sku":"9780241988879","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241988879.jpg?v=1730415023","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nat-tate-9780241988879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}