Doubting Thomas: A Novel About Caravaggio - Rilegato

Naess, Atle

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ISBN 10: 0720610826 ISBN 13: 9780720610826

Casa editrice: Peter Owen Ltd, 2000

Riassunto

Coming somewhere between Peter Ackroyd and Perfume, Doubting Thomas is an innovative and fascinating novel about the renowned Italian painter Caravaggio. The plot centers around the events of a May evening in Rome in 1606, when Caravaggio was challenged to a duel and killed a man. Who was this man Caravaggio? What happened on that fateful night? What was the cause of the fight that forced him to flee Rome? Different narrators, including a drunken architect, the painter's own brother, some ladies of the night, a town clerk, and a close friend of Caravaggio all present their versions of the events that took place that night, shedding light on what happened and, as a result, on the painter's revolutionary art. Doubting Thomas is a book about ideas and about a period in time that witnessed the coming of enlightenment and dramatic changes in thinking. It is first and foremost a novel about human destiny, sensuality, and purpose of mind; brutality and love, exploration, and devotion. How far can a painter go? Where is the line between what is sacred and what is profane? How can a drunkard and a womaniser such as Caravaggio create art that speaks of fervent aesthetics and even religious devotion?

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L'autore:

Atle Naess was born in Norway in 1948 and is one of that country's foremost writers. He gained cult status with his first novel, Gun, in 1975. Doubting Thomas is his ninth book and was a best-seller in the author's homeland, it has been translated into several European languages.

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Book by Naess Atle

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• Editore: Peter Owen Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0720610826
• ISBN 13: 9780720610826
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 159