What's Bred in the Bone - Couverture souple

Davies, Robertson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140097112 ISBN 13 : 9780140097115

Editeur : Penguin Books, 1990

Synopsis

Book by Davies Robertson

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Francis Cornish was always good at keeping secrets. From the well-hidden family secret of his childhood to his mysterious encounters with a small-town embalmer, an expert art restorer, a Bavarian countess, and various masters of espionage, the events in Francis’s life were not always what they seemed.

In this wonderfully ingenious portrait of an art expert and collector of international renown, Robertson Davies has created a spellbinding tale of artistic triumph and heroic deceit. In this second book of the Cornish Trilogy, Davies spins a tale told in stylish, elegant prose, endowed with lavish portions of his wit and wisdom. 

"A deliciously readable story...An altogether remarkable creation, his most accomplished novel to date." --  The New York Times 

Biographie de l'auteur :

Robertson Davies (1913-1995) had three successive careers during the time he became an internationally acclaimed author: actor, publisher, and, finally, professor at the University of Toronto. The author of twelve novels and several volumes of essays and plays, he was the first Canadian to be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Books
• Date d'édition: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0140097112
• ISBN 13: 9780140097115
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448