The Lacuna
eBook - ePub

The Lacuna

Author of Demon Copperhead, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

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eBook - ePub

The Lacuna

Author of Demon Copperhead, Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction

About this book

FROM THE WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Lush.' SUNDAY TIMES
'Superb.' DAILY MAIL
'Elegantly written.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Born in America and raised in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd starts work in the household of Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. A compulsive diarist, he records and relates his colourful experiences of life in the midst of the Mexican revolution, but political winds toss him between north and south.

The Lacuna is the heartbreaking story of a man torn between the warm heart of Mexico and the cold embrace of 1950s America in the shadow of Senator McCarthy. It is both a portrait of the artist-and of art itself.

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Information

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9780571252657
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Landing Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. A Note on Historical References
  5. Part 1: Mexico, 1929–1931
  6. Part 2: Washington, D.C.
  7. Part 3: San Angel and Coyoacán
  8. Part 4: Asheville, North Carolina
  9. Part 5: Asheville, North Carolina
  10. Loose pages, Montford
  11. Afterward, 1959
  12. About the Author
  13. Also by Barbara Kingsolver
  14. Extract from Demon Copperhead
  15. Copyright