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| The Masterpiece (Oxford World's Classics) | 
enlarge | Author: Emile Zola Creators: Roger Pearson, Thomas Walton Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks Category: Book
List Price: £7.99 Buy Used: £1.89 You Save: £6.10 (76%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 77590
Media: Paperback Edition: New edition Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 464 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0192839632 Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780192839633 ASIN: 0192839632
Publication Date: March 25, 1999 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Condition: UNREAD but may have minor imperfections such as a crease or mark. In stock - quick dispatch, from an efficient and professional leading British bookselling firm.
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Too depressing July 11, 2005 1 out of 12 found this review helpful
With all my respect to Mr Zola, I found this book too depressing, it took me sometime to recover from all the sadness and even madness of this poor painter who struggled all his life, and his poor wife. It did put me off from reading other novels/stories about painters (I enjoy art a lot though). It makes you realise how much pain is behind some of those most enjoyable paintings you see in the museums, but after reading this book you do not want to know this...Another book though helped me recover from the Masterpiece, A year in the Merde by Steven Clark, it's just hillarious, strongly recommend.
reading this book is a great artistic experience, a journey November 9, 1998 8 out of 11 found this review helpful
A human need for perfection was never described better: The attempts, The difficulties, the pain of the soul and the boby... The specific plot relates to Art but it brings a massage that is true for every human creation that might become to one's absession. Reading this book takes the reader on an amazing journey that begins as fine arts and crosses the lines to a tragedy. A full CATARSIS. recommanded :)
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