Tableau final de l’amour

Loosely inspired by the life of the painter Francis Bacon, the novel follows an uncompromising, visceral and dangerous artistic quest. Against the backdrop of a Europe crossed by two wars, a radical artist obsessed with the body forges his vision. Speaking to the lover who served as his model, the inexperienced little thief who broke into his studio in the middle of the night, the narrator retraces the wanderings of their tumultuous relationship, years of violence, excess, jealousy and ecstasy.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

216 pages in the original

Genres

Love, Historical (assigned by AI)

Set in

United Kingdom, France

First published

2021 by La Peuplade

Author's age

67 when first published

ISBN

9782924898987 (original)