Set primarily in 1927 paris, the book is largely inspired by events in the life of artist tamara de lempicka. In the heady years before. Avery gives the reader a tantalizing window into a lost paris, an age already vanishing as the inexorable forces of history close in on two tangled lives
スタジオ ボイス別冊 ザ ラスト ヌード THE LAST NUDE 危険なま に美しい 1987年 流行通信 /伊島薫/パルカル ルメール 他(アート写真)｜売買されたオークション情報
Spellbinding and provocative, the last nude is a novel about genius and craft, love and desire, regret, and, most of all, hope that can transcend time and circumstance.
Spellbinding and provocative, the last nude is a novel about genius and craft, love and desire, regret and, most of all, hope that can transcend time and circumstance paris, 1927
One day in july, a young american named rafaela fano gets. Inspired by real events in de lempicka's history, the last nude is a tour de force of historical imagination Ellis avery gives the reader a tantalizing window into a lost paris, an age already vanishing as the inexorable forces of history close in on two tangled lives. ?the last nude is a remarkable novel
At once a seductive evocation of lost generation paris, a faithful literary rendering of tamara de lempicka's idiosyncratic and groundbreaking art, and a vibrant, intelligent, affecting story in its own right. I really liked the start of this, but the last bit in the pov of tamara was a bit meh It really ended the book on a flat note I had no idea that tamara was a real painter, and the fiction part (rafaela) was a sad and bittersweet story about a girl's first love
Very well written, and a bit steamy in the beginning.
One day in july, a young american named rafaela fano gets into the car of a coolly dazzling stranger, the art deco painter tamara de lempicka.
