- American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Fiction, Art
Obsessed with seventeenth-century Flemish masterpieces, Wyatt Gwyon forges original artwork amazingly faithful to the spirit and techniques of the time.
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Prestige, contemplative, cool and grave.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- William Gaddis
- First published
- May 1, 1993
- Pages
- 956
- Publisher
- MacGibbon and Kee, Harcourt, Brace, Atlantic Books
- Editions
- 24
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780140077681
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