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The Burnt Orange Heresy|Charles Willeford

The Burnt Orange Heresy : A Noir Thriller of Art, Deception, and Deadly Ambition

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The Burnt Orange Heresy--the 1970s crime classic--has lost none of its savage delights as it re-creates the making of a murderer, calmly and with exquisite tension, while satirizing the workings of the art world as the ultimate con. "Stunning" (The New Yorker).

Fast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing, and fiercely ambitious art critic James Figueras will do anything--blackmail, burglary, and beyond--to make a name for himself.

When an unscrupulous collector offers Figueras a career-making chance to interview Jacques Debierue, the greatest living--and most reclusive--artist, the critic must decide how far he will go to become the art-world celebrity he hungers to be.

Will Figueras stop at the opportunity to skim some cream for himself or push beyond morality's limits to a bigger payoff?

Crossing the art world with the underworld, Charles Willeford created a novel of dark hue and high aesthetic polish. And to add to the juicy 1970s story: Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger starred in the movie version of this book.

"A novel full of genuine fun that also manages to make a level statement about the art world and its hermetic credulities." --The New Yorker

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781419740459
  • ISBN-10: 1419740458
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
  • Publish Date: March 2020
  • Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
  • Page Count: 176

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