An edition of Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (1899)

The Unknown Masterpiece

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An edition of Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (1899)

The Unknown Masterpiece

  • 3.7 (3 ratings) ·
  • 3 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

"One of Balzac's most celebrated tales, The Unknown Masterpiece is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius - or both. This work, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cezanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave film director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton's words, a "fable of modern art."".

"Published here in an outstanding new translation by the poet Richard Howard, The Unknown Masterpiece appears, as Balzac intended, with Gambara, a grotesque and tragic novella about a composer undone by his dreams."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
48

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Unknown Masterpiece
The Unknown Masterpiece
December 8, 2005, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Paperback in English
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece: and, Gambara
2001, New York Review Books
in English
Cover of: The Unknown Masterpiece
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1993, Pacific Editions
in English
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1993, Pacific Editions
in English
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1984, Creative Arts Book Co.
in English
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1984, Creative Arts Book Co.
in English
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Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1899, Caxton Pub. Co.
in English - Caxton ed
Cover of: The unknown masterpiece
The unknown masterpiece
1899, Caxton Pub. Co.
in English - Caxton ed

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The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
48
Dimensions
10.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
Weight
3.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8506323M
ISBN 10
1425462219
ISBN 13
9781425462215
OCLC/WorldCat
227110751
Library Thing
644062
Goodreads
25936

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April 28, 2011 Edited by OCLC Bot Added OCLC numbers.
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