The burnt orange heresy
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The burnt orange heresy
Overlook Press, 2020, c1971
- : pbk
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"Published in 2020 by The Overlook Press, an imprint of ABRAMS."--T.p. verso
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The classic neo-noir novel acclaimed as Willeford&;s best, soon to be a major film
Fast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing, and fiercely ambitious art critic James Figueras will do anything&;blackmail, burglary, and beyond&;to make a name for himself. When an unscrupulous collector offers Figueras a career-making chance to interview Jacques Debierue, the greatest living&;and most reclusive&;artist, the critic must decide how far he will go to become the art-world celebrity he hungers to be. Will Figueras stop at the opportunity to skim some cream for himself or push beyond morality&;s limits to a bigger payoff?
Crossing the art world with the underworld, Willeford creates a novel of dark hue and high aesthetic polish. The Burnt Orange Heresy&;the 1970s crime classic now back in print&;has lost none of its savage delights as it re-creates the making of a murderer, calmly and with exquisite tension, while satirizing the workings of the art world as the ultimate con.
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