About this title: Acclaimed author Perez-Reverte has earned a distinguished reputation as a master of the literary thriller with his international bestsellers "The Club Dumas" and "The Queen of the South." Now, in this haunting new work, he has written a captivating tale of love, war, and revenge.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781400065981ISBN:1400065984
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780812977301ISBN:0812977300
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Binding: Softcover
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Binding: Softcover
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Binding: Softcover
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781400065981ISBN:1400065984
Description: Very Good. Clean book. Tight binding. Unclipped dust jacket. Translated from he Spanish by Margaret Syers Peden. “ It's the nearest I've got to a personal memoir, ” explains best-selling Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, who drew extensively on his experience as a war correspondent while writing The Painter of Battles. read more
"This wasn't an easy read; the story revolves around a war photographer who retreats in solitude to paint a mural of war for no one to see; only to be interrupted by a stranger. The stranger was photographed by him during the Balkan war, and as a result, suffered greatly. The book is a dialog between them on the nature of that strange relationship, and the manner in which it might be resolved. Counterpoint to this dialog is the Painter's recollection of his relationship with a woman who he loved, and who
The book is short, but packs a punch.
On a personal note, being born in Zagreb and having had a step-brother stuck in Sarajevo during the siege, I found the story particularly powerful."
"Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Painter of Battles is a compelling story of self-reflection, loss and suspense overlaid with a well-researched discussion of the history of images. If I were not already an art historian, this book may have inspired me to become one with its offering of romanticism and sentimentality that such a thought would once have entailed for me in my youth. But, of course, if I were not an art historian its many art historical references may have been too opaque to illuminate the story as they so clearly do for me now. Yes, sweet irony, yet another reason for me to so enjoy this book.
This was my first exposure to this author. I look forward to future encounters."
"If I could give half ratings, this book would score a 4 1/2 stars...it has it's flaws but quite a few passages are quite brilliant.
The basic premise is the life story, looking towards the past, of a famous war photographer. He's isolated and painting a huge battle to rival anything he's seen in real life throughout all of the countries and people he's photographing at war.
But very soon within the first part of the book, he's confronted by a man who was the subject of one of his photos...the man claims his life has been ruined by that photo, perhaps even more so than after he lost his wife and son. This is a man who has been studying our protagonist for years...every photograph has proved to be a research point up until this moment of confrontation.
What ensues for the majority of the novel, besides intermittent graphic details of war, is a philosophical debate in which the major question at hand is what responsibility lies inherent within the photographer. It's also a story, in many ways of love lost...a love that seems quite honestly rather epic even only from the male protagonist's perspective.
"I love the way Perez-Reverte writes. He uses words the way Chopin uses musical notes. They flow down the page like water.
His writing is the primary pull for this book. But as a novel, it's lacklustre at best. The action is minimal; flashbacks serving as the only force driving the story along. It is heavy on philosophy and theory. Concepts of destiny, free will, and entropy are rampant. Discussions on war and politics are frequent. Random references to art, artists, and works of art are ever-present.
If you like language for language's sake and enjoy both art and pondering the mortal state, then this is a wonderful book. If you need action and a plot, look elsewhere."
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