The Fourth Canvas - Couverture souple

Bose, Rana

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1894770471 ISBN 13 : 9781894770477

Editeur : Tsar Publications, 2008

Synopsis

In the early 1970s a reclusive artist and philosopher disappears in Paris after completing a fantastic series of canvases that trace the rise and fall of empires. Eventually his bloated body is dragged from the Seine. The knowledge and insight die with him. Years later, Claude Chiragi, a graduate student in Montreal receives a mysterious painting and senses the relevance of the theory embedded in the artwork. His curiosity is instantly aroused, and he launches a global search for clues that will help him understand the message and unravel the mystery of the artist's fate. Embedded in the paintings are tell-tale historical clues, mysteriously coded, that predict imperial entropy in the future-from economic collapse and cultural decadence to a coup d'etat against civil society. Kidnappings, killings, undercover conspiracy and a trek into ancestral roots, lend to this novel its quality of intellectual mystery and gripping suspense.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rana Bose's first novel, Recovering Rude was published by Vehicule Press in 2000 to critical acclaim. He was a well-known playwright in Canada and has had ten of his plays published by Seagull, Prestige, and The Canadian Theatre Review. All of these plays have been performed in Canada, US, and India and perhaps elsewhere. He was an engineer, mentor, consultant, performance poet, and playwright. He was also one of the editors of the webzine Montreal Serai.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tsar Publications
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1894770471
• ISBN 13: 9781894770477
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible