Philip Hook returns to fiction in this collection of short stories. Many are set in the art world, of which the author has deep inside knowledge. Others are about cricket, football, war, espionage and marriage. Some are funny, some are moving, some are surreal. All of them are compulsive reading.
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Tabela de Conteúdo
Mrs Ortega’s Picasso 1
Angel Hut 15
War Artist 23
Galactico 31
An Honourable Deception 45
Pretty Little Jug 69
Sublimation 81
Shipboard Romance 89
Giving Something Back 109
Beautiful and Clever 139
Champions 149
The Family Restorer 159
Hannay Meets Chatterley 167
Duplicity 175
Deadline 185
Basil In Basel 201
Natalia 211
Sobre o autor
Philip Hook has over forty-five years of expertise in the art market as a dealer and auctioneer, most recently as a board member and senior director of the Impressionist & Modern Art department at Sotheby’s in London. He has appeared regularly as an expert on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. With a degree in the history of art from Cambridge, Hook joined Christie’s in 1973, heading their 19th Century Paintings department from 1980 to 1987.
Língua Inglês ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 236 ● ISBN 9781912914579 ● Tamanho do arquivo 1.6 MB ● Editora Mensch Publishing ● Publicado 2023 ● Edição 1 ● Carregável 24 meses ● Moeda EUR ● ID 8917456 ● Proteção contra cópia Adobe DRM
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