{"product_id":"9780099472711","title":"The Matisse Stories","description":"Author: Byatt, A S\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780099472711\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Dec 1994\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A. S. Byatt's three-tale sequence hits the imagination's retina with all the vibrant splatter of an exploding paintbox ... Everywhere, scenes sizzle with chromatic intensity'\u003cbr\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis elegant collection shares A.S Byatt's preoccupation with the role of art and with the heart's mysteries.  Each story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling -- about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir subjects' lives unravel from simple beginnings -- a trip to the hair dresser, a cleaning woman's passion for knitting, lunch in a Chinese restaurant but gradually the veneer of ordinariness is peeled back to expose pain, reveal desire, or express the intensity of joy in color and creation.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories are all about human beings- about how little we can know (or may care to know) about the people with whom we spend our lives, and how tragic the results of that ignorance or indifference can be.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882736701598,"sku":"UBD-9780099472711","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780099472711.jpg?v=1779861968","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780099472711","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}