The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
Maureen Gibbon
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Pan
The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet
Maureen Gibbon
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Quietly dazzling.
Emulating in words what Manet expressed in paint with his deft yet deeply evocative touch, Gibbon’s empathic portrait reaches to the bruised heart of creativity to elucidate how art sustains the soul and redeems a life..
Reminiscent of Victorian fiction, this epistolary novel reads as intimately as a found artifact from Manet himself. Readers may find it difficult to extract themselves from the story to recall that this is not in fact a primary source but rather a constructed narrative. This compelling and revealing book furthers a cultural understanding of Manet’s place in time and art, a difficult task for a difficult character. Very well done..
A poignant evocation of impressionist master Édouard Manet’s final years.