One of our most lyrical novelists brings his rich facility for language and psychological insight to the final hours of the great painter Francis Bacon, in this majestic tour de force.
A bold and brilliant short work by the author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny.
Madrid.
Unfinished.
Man Dying.
A great painter lies on his deathbed.
Max Porter translates into seven extraordinary written pictures the explosive final workings of the artist's mind.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571366514
Number of pages: 80
Weight: 147 g
Dimensions: 178 x 111 x 5 mm
Edition: Main
Short and full of life. The final days of this controversial artist are fleshed out through memories and the retelling of tales from the life of Francis Bacon.
I felt like I was sitting there on his death bed...
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It’s an instant feeling of bacons paintings, I’m not a big fan of poetry (if this is)but this immediately took me there, sit back have a drink....read....listen.....think, why not, if you don’t like Francis bacon... More
A short book, I’ve read it several times already. I’ve needed to. Like Bacon’s paintings it reveals its hidden layers. I loved the book, others, I know, will hate it. You might need to know a little about Bacon and... More
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