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Catalogue Raisonne
Mike Barnes
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Description for Catalogue Raisonne
Paperback. A novel about the mystery of art and the art of mystery, and the power of both to awaken senses. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146. Weight in Grams: 442.
It is 1984. The latest recession is said to be over, and in the steel city of Hamilton, things are picking up. For Paul, however, an ex-rock guitarist and current art gallery attendant, life has slowed to the pace of a still life on a wall. He badly needs a jolt -- and he gets one. Soon after the arrival of an exhibition of Surrealist art, puzzles start to multiply around him. Before long, he is trying to find his way in a maze that includes a chess problem, violent death, Paul Klee, cocaine, bikers, a strip club and its ... Read more
It is 1984. The latest recession is said to be over, and in the steel city of Hamilton, things are picking up. For Paul, however, an ex-rock guitarist and current art gallery attendant, life has slowed to the pace of a still life on a wall. He badly needs a jolt -- and he gets one. Soon after the arrival of an exhibition of Surrealist art, puzzles start to multiply around him. Before long, he is trying to find his way in a maze that includes a chess problem, violent death, Paul Klee, cocaine, bikers, a strip club and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Emeryville, Canada
ISBN
9780973597196
SKU
V9780973597196
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Mike Barnes
Mike Barnes: Mike Barnes is the author of Calm Jazz Sea, shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, Aquarium, winner of the 1999 Danuta Gleed Award for best first book of stories by a Canadian, The Syllabus, a novel, and the short fiction collection Contrary Angel. His stories have appeared twice in Best Canadian Stories, three times in The Journey ... Read more
Reviews for Catalogue Raisonne
"Plot has become an endangered species in Canadian fiction, yet Catalogue Raisonne cradles its varied strengths of characterization, lively prose and a keen social and psychological eye within a steadily evolving plot."—Darryl Whetter, The Antigonish Review