La novia de Matisse (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Manuel Vicent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 31, 2001

In the world of paintings, art dealers, collectors, and museum thieves, is a fascinating labyrinth ruled by power of beauty, which can save or destroy any lover. The energy of a work of art never disappears, but can be transformed, venerated, admired. Yet beauty can also cast a curse, especially when it forces you to live on the other side of seduction. Woven around a nude woman in one of the Matisse's paintings, this is the story of a woman who is destined to unite beauty, pleasure and immortality in one happy moment that is also within the reach of any reader.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Vicent, a regular contributor to the Spanish newspaper El Pais and winner of the Premio Nadal, the Premio Gonz lez Ruano, and the Premio Alfaguara for previous works, demonstrates his intimate knowledge of the Spanish art world in this new novel. He weaves an intriguing tale of collectors, dealers, forgers, and thieves that will grip readers until the surprising finale. When Luis Bastos asks the international art dealer Michel Vedrano to sleep with Julia, his wife, who has only three months to live, he sets off a series of events in which the three central characters come to discover their bizarre and symbiotic relationship. Vicent's novel is passionate, colorful, at times crude, and wickedly comical, with an edginess that befits the art world. And although it depicts the passionate and sometimes cruel realms of art and beauty, at the center of the novel is the remarkable metamorphosis of a woman. Guided by Michel, Julia experiences the sensuous side of art and is transformed from a trophy wife into an art connoisseur. Vicent writes in an accessible style, so that native and non-native speakers alike will find this book engaging. Recommended for large bookstores and academic and public libraries with collections of Spanish-language adult fiction. Daniel Lee, Dalhousie Univ. Sch. of Library and Information Science, Halifax, NS
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Manuel Vicent (Valencia, Spain, 1936) is a writer and a journalist. He writes weekly in El Pais. He has won the Premio Nadal, the Premio Gonzalez Ruano, and the Premio Alfaguara.

Product Details

• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: Alfaguara (January 31, 2001)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8420442127
• ISBN-13: 978-8420442129
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,334,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Su mejor obra, June 7, 2003

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"titolugo" (Bayamon, PR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La novia de Matisse (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Manuel Vicent nos navega por el mundo de tres personajes que aman el arte con intensa pasion. Un libro de facil lectura, intriga y amor que no debes dejar de leer.
--tito lugo

1.0 out of 5 stars completely boring, May 9, 2010

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On a friend's recommendation, who happens to be an art collector, I bought the book. I found it to be poorly written, painfully boring and totally predictable.

1.0 out of 5 stars Stupid., April 13, 2004

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Joana (dominican republic) - See all my reviews

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This is about a man, a woman and another man. If you're looking for a realist novel, you can leave. It spends all the time speaking babbles, and nonsense stuff. I only finished it because is easy to read. Although it has nosense, i don't see the point in this book. And at the end it leaves you like (?)