2004, ISBN: 0312424035

[EAN: 9780312424039], Neubuch, [PU: St Martin's Press, New York], Paperback. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristan, the illegitimate child of… Meer...

[EAN: 9780312424039], Neubuch, [PU: St Martin's Press, New York], Paperback. WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE A New York Times Notable Book Flora Tristan, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrodden, touring the French countryside to recruit members for her Workers' Union. In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul Gauguin, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, the stifling forces of French colonialism, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works. Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unfold side by side in this double portrait, a rare study in passion and ambition, as well as the obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of illness and death. Translation of: Paraaiso en la otra esquina. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

ISBN: 9780312424039

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREA New York Times Notable BookFlora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and jour… Meer...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREA New York Times Notable BookFlora Tristán, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty and journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. On her return in 1844, she makes her name as a champion of the downtrodden, touring the French countryside to recruit members for her Workers' Union. In 1891, Flora's grandson, struggling painter and stubborn visionary Paul Gauguin, abandons his wife and five children for life in the South Seas, where his dreams of paradise are poisoned by syphilis, the stifling forces of French colonialism, and a chronic lack of funds, though he has his pick of teenage Tahitian lovers and paints some of his greatest works.Flora died before her grandson was born, but their travels and obsessions unfold side by side in this double portrait, a rare study in passion and ambition, as well as the obstinate pursuit of greatness in the face of illness and death. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Literary Fict, Picador Core >1<

2004, ISBN: 9780312424039

Buch, Softcover, [PU: St Martin's Press], St Martin's Press, 2004