2004, ISBN: 057122038X

Livres de poche

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing… Plus…

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing a brutal husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling painter, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.This double portrait is a rare study in passion and ambition. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of their unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of Paul Gauguin and Flora Tristan's unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

2004, ISBN: 057122038X

Livres de poche

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing… Plus…

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing a brutal husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling painter, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.This double portrait is a rare study in passion and ambition. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of their unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of Paul Gauguin and Flora Tristan's unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

2004, ISBN: 057122038X

Livres de poche

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing… Plus…

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing a brutal husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling painter, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.This double portrait is a rare study in passion and ambition. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of their unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Vargas Llosa makes stunning art of Paul Gauguin and Flora Tristan's unlikely lives, chronicling their obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of adventure, illness and death. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2010, ISBN: 057122038X

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Faber & Faber, London|Faber & Faber], ENGLISCH ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN GAUGUIN, PAUL TRISTAN, FLORA GAUGUIN MR TURNER COLM TOIBIN NOVELS ABOUT AR… Plus…

[EAN: 9780571220380], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Faber & Faber, London|Faber & Faber], ENGLISCH ROMANE ERZÄHLUNGEN GAUGUIN, PAUL TRISTAN, FLORA GAUGUIN MR TURNER COLM TOIBIN NOVELS ABOUT ARTISTS SALMAN RUSHDIE GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ THE MASTER ROBERTO BOLANO, Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unravel side by side in this absorbing novel. A rare study of passion, ambition and the determined pursuit of greatness in the face of illness, death and conservative forces, The Wa., Books<