The printmaker / Bronwyn Law-Viljoen.
"When a reclusive printmaker dies, his friend inherits the thousands of etchings and drawings he has stored in his house over the years. Overwhelmed by the task of sorting and exhibiting this work, she seeks the advice of a curator. ... When the curator discovers a single, sealed box addressed to a...
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| Language: | English |
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Century City, South Africa :
Umuzi,
2016.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | 267 pages ; 22 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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"When a reclusive printmaker dies, his friend inherits the thousands of etchings and drawings he has stored in his house over the years. Overwhelmed by the task of sorting and exhibiting this work, she seeks the advice of a curator. ... When the curator discovers a single, sealed box addressed to a man in Zimbabwe, she feels compelled to go in search of him to present him with the package, hoping to find an answer to the enigma of the printmaker's solitary life. ... [The] novel reflects on one man's obsessive need to make meaning through images and to find, in art, the traces of love and friendship."--Dust jacket. |
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| Call Number: | PR9369.4.L29 P6 2016 |
| ISBN: | 9781415209127 141520912X 9781415209134 1415209138 |
| Action Note: |
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