The blazing world : a novel / Siri Hustvedt.

When Professor Hess stumbles across an unusual letter to the editor in an art journal, he is surprised to have known so little about the brilliant and mysterious artist it describes, the late Harriet Burden. Intrigued by her story and by the explosive scandal surrounding her legacy, he begins to int...

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Main Author: Hustvedt, Siri (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Women artists > Fiction.
Scholars > Fiction.
Teachers > Fiction.
Death > Fiction.
Scandals > Fiction.
Literary.
Mystery & Detective / General.
FICTION / General.
FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General.
Psychological fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Physical Description:357 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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When Professor Hess stumbles across an unusual letter to the editor in an art journal, he is surprised to have known so little about the brilliant and mysterious artist it describes, the late Harriet Burden. Intrigued by her story and by the explosive scandal surrounding her legacy, he begins to interview those who knew her, hoping to separate fact from fiction, only to find himself tumbling down a rabbit's hole of personal and psychological intrigue.
Call Number:PS3558.U813 B53 2014
ISBN:9781476747231
1476747237