{"product_id":"9781787479531","title":"Painting Time","description":"Author: Maylis de Kerangal\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781787479531\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of contemporary fiction's most gifted sentence builders\" Beejay Silcox, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind the ornate doors of 30, rue du Metal in Brussels, twenty students begin their apprenticeship in the art of decorative painting - that art of tricksters and counterfeiters, where each knot in a plank of wood hides a secret and every vein in a slab of marble tells a story.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong these students are Kate, Jonas and Paula Karst. Together, during a relentless year of study, they will learn the techniques of reproducing materials in paint, and the intensity of their experience - the long hours in the studio, the late nights, the conversations, arguments, parties, romances - will cement a friendship that lasts long after their formal studies end.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Paula, her initiation into the art of \u003ci\u003etrompe l' il\u003c\/i\u003e will take her back through time, from her own childhood memories, to the ancient formations of the materials whose depiction she strives to master. And from the institute in Brussels where her studies begin, to her work on the film sets of Cinecitta, and finally the prehistoric caves of Lascaux, her experiences will transcend art, gradually revealing something of her own inner world, and the secret, unreachable desires of her heart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA coming-of-age novel like no other: an atmospheric and highly aesthetic portrayal of love, art and craftsmanship from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMend the Living\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the French by Jessica Moore\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46348817924254,"sku":"ADS-9781787479531","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781787479531.jpg?v=1767013018","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781787479531","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}