Description
The Women's Prize-winning novel from the international bestselling author of Demon Copperhead.
'Lush.' Sunday Times
'Superb.' Daily Mail
'Elegantly written.' Telegraph
This is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator Mc-Carthy.
Born in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo – where the Bol-shevik leader, Lev Trotsky, is also being harboured as a political exile – he inadvertently casts his lot with art, communism and revolution. A compul-sive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life with Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Trotsky in the midst of the Mexican revolution. A violent upheaval sends him back to America; but political winds toss him be-tween north and south.
The Lacuna is the unforgettable story of a man caught between two worlds. It is both a portrait of the artist—and of art itself.
'Superb.' Daily Mail
'Elegantly written.' Telegraph
This is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator Mc-Carthy.
Born in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo – where the Bol-shevik leader, Lev Trotsky, is also being harboured as a political exile – he inadvertently casts his lot with art, communism and revolution. A compul-sive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life with Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Trotsky in the midst of the Mexican revolution. A violent upheaval sends him back to America; but political winds toss him be-tween north and south.
The Lacuna is the unforgettable story of a man caught between two worlds. It is both a portrait of the artist—and of art itself.
Book Details
Format: |
Paperback |
Number of Pages: |
688 |
ISBN: |
9780571252671 |
Published: |
01 Sep 2010 |
Weight: |
1.21 pounds |
Dimensions: |
4.96 x 1.61 x 7.8 inches |
Language: |
English |
