The Matisse Stories

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Synopsis

Each story is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling -- about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being.Their subjects' lives unravel from simple beginnings -- a trip to the hair dresser, a cleaning woman's passion for knitting, lunch in a Chinese restaurant but gradually the veneer of ordinariness is peeled back to expose pain, reveal desire, or express the intensity of joy in color and creation. These stories are all about human beings: about how little we can know (or may care to know) about the people with whom we spend our lives, and how tragic the results of that ignorance or indifference can be.

Book details

Series:
Vintage International Series
Author:
A S Byatt
ISBN:
9781448162673
Related ISBNs:
9780099472711
Publisher:
Random House
Pages:
160
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2021-04-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1993
Copyright by:
A. S. Byatt 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction