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With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living English painter. Born in 1937 in a small town in the north of England, David Hockney had to fight to become an artist. After leaving his home in Bradford for the Royal College of Art in London, his career flourished, but he continued to struggle with a sense of not belonging, because of his homosexuality, which had yet to be decriminalized, and his inclination for a figurative style of art not sufficiently "contemporary" to be valued.
Trips to New York and California where he would live for many years and paint his iconic swimming pools introduced him to new scenes and new loves, beginning a journey that would take him through the fraught years of the AIDS epidemic.
A compelling hybrid of novel and biography, Life of David Hockney offers an insightful overview of a painter whose art is as accessible as it is compelling, and whose passion to create has never been deterred by heartbreak or illness or loss.
About the Author
Catherine Cusset was born in Paris in 1963. A graduate of the Ecole normale superieure in Paris and agregee in Classics, she taught eighteenth-century French literature at Yale from 1991 to 2002. She is the author of thirteen novels, including The Story of Jane and L'autre qu'on adorait (short-listed for the 2016 Prix Goncourt), and has been translated into seventeen languages. Cusset lives in Manhattan with her American husband and daughter.
Trips to New York and California where he would live for many years and paint his iconic swimming pools introduced him to new scenes and new loves, beginning a journey that would take him through the fraught years of the AIDS epidemic.
A compelling hybrid of novel and biography, Life of David Hockney offers an insightful overview of a painter whose art is as accessible as it is compelling, and whose passion to create has never been deterred by heartbreak or illness or loss.
About the Author
Catherine Cusset was born in Paris in 1963. A graduate of the Ecole normale superieure in Paris and agregee in Classics, she taught eighteenth-century French literature at Yale from 1991 to 2002. She is the author of thirteen novels, including The Story of Jane and L'autre qu'on adorait (short-listed for the 2016 Prix Goncourt), and has been translated into seventeen languages. Cusset lives in Manhattan with her American husband and daughter.
Industry Reviews
Cusset's style oozes with delicacy, pointedness, and gusto. A perfect short expose of Hockney's life as seen through the eyes of an admiring novelist. - Kirkus ReviewsThis book is a gem. A hybrid of biography and novelistic chiaroscuro in which Catherine Cusset, a widely translated French novelist, tells us "I have imagined feelings, thoughts, and dialogue - New York JournalLife of David Hockney feels almost as sunny as the poolside California that was the artist's longtime muse. Cusset never lets her intellectual digressions slow the tempo of her staccato prose. Hers is an affirming vision of a restless talent propelled by optimism and chance - New York TimesLike Mr Hockney, Cusset mixes lush visuals with pervasive melancholy, and as her subject reaches belated maturity, her prose grows increasingly nuanced. By the book's end, the great painter feels fragile and accessible, both a legend and a fallible man - EconomistWhat a breezy delight this book is! - Entertainment Today
ISBN: 9781911350804
ISBN-10: 1911350803
Published: 12th January 2020
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 192
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Quercus Books
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 1.9 x 13 x 19.7
Weight (kg): 0.2
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