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The Masterpiece (Oxford World's Classics)
The Masterpiece (Oxford World's Classics)

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Author: Emile Zola
Creators: Roger Pearson, Thomas Walton
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 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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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars 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.


5 out of 5 stars 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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