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Painting Death
Tim Parks
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Description for Painting Death
Paperback. Having married and murdered his way into a wealthy Italian family he has now become a respected member of Veronese business life. But it's not enough. He comes up with a plan to put on the most exciting art exhibition of the decade, based on a subject close to his heart: killing. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 252.
From the bestselling author of Italian Ways and Italian Neighbours comes a darkly comic new novel of murder in Veronese high society
Morris Duckworth has a dark past. Having married and murdered his way into a wealthy Italian family he has now become a respected member of Veronese business life. But it’s not enough. He comes up with a plan to put on the most exciting art exhibition of the decade, based on a subject close to his heart: killing. But as Morris meets stiff resistance from the director the museum, everything starts to unravel around him. His children ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099581437
SKU
V9780099581437
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Tim Parks
Born in Manchester, Tim Parks grew up in London and studied at Cambridge and Harvard. He lives in Milan. Parks is the acclaimed author of novels, non-fiction and essays, including Europa, A Season with Verona, Teach Us to Sit Still, Italian Ways and Italian Life. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and has won many ... Read more
Reviews for Painting Death
Sharp, funny and satirical… This is one to relish
Guardian
Neatly written, full of calamitous moments in which the comedy is suddenly elbowed aside by genuine emotion
D J Taylor
Spectator
Hovering adroitly between tragedy and farce...a good novel to savour by the pool in Tuscany this summer
Angus Clarke
The Times
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Guardian
Neatly written, full of calamitous moments in which the comedy is suddenly elbowed aside by genuine emotion
D J Taylor
Spectator
Hovering adroitly between tragedy and farce...a good novel to savour by the pool in Tuscany this summer
Angus Clarke
The Times
... Read more