The muralist : a novel
(Book)
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SHAPIR 2015
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FICTION SHAPIR 2015
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Sparks Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SHAPIR 2015
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FICTION SHAPIR 2015
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Published
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 5.9, 15 Points
Level 5.9, 15 Points
Notes
Description
When Alizée Benoit, a young American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940, no one knows what happened to her. Not her Jewish family living in German-occupied France. Not her arts patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt. Not her close-knit group of friends and fellow WPA painters, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner. And, some seventy years later, not her great-niece, Danielle Abrams, who, while working at Christie's auction house, uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind works by those now famous Abstract Expressionist artists. Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt? Entwining the lives of both historical and fictional characters, and moving between the past and the present, The Muralist plunges readers into the divisiveness of prewar politics and the largely forgotten plight of European refugees refused entrance to the United States. It captures both the inner workings of New York's art scene and the beginnings of the vibrant and quintessentially American school of Abstract Expressionism. As she did in her bestselling novel The Art Forger, B. A. Shapiro tells a gripping story while exploring provocative themes. In Alizée and Danielle she has created two unforgettable women, artists both, who compel us to ask: What happens when luminous talent collides with unstoppable historical forces? Does great art have the power to change the world?
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shapiro, B. A. (2015). The muralist: a novel (First edition.). Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-. 2015. The Muralist: A Novel. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-. The Muralist: A Novel Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shapiro, Barbara A. The Muralist: A Novel First edition., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2015.
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