num_pages: 265
description: Vincent Spinetti is an archetypal tortured artist ? a sensitive young writer who falls victim to alienation, parental neglect, poverty, depression, alcoholism, illness, nervous breakdowns, and unrequited love. He is painfully unaware that these torments are due to the secret manipulations of New Renaissance, an experimental organization that is testing the age-old idea that art results from suffering. Since culture is so significantly influenced by music, movies, and television, New Renaissance hopes to improve the mindless mainstream by raising writers who emphasize artistic quality over commerce. As part of its top-secret sub-project, New Renaissance hires reluctant ex-musician Harlan Eiffler to manipulate its most promising prodigy, Vincent. Wickedly antisocial and deeply disgusted by what passes for entertainment in the twenty-first century, Harlan clandestinely pulls the strings so that Vincent remains a true artist. All the while, he poses as Vincent's manager, simultaneously nurturing his prolific career and torturing his soul.
language: English
title: Torture the Artist
titlecomplete: Torture the Artist
genres: Roman, 21st Century, The United States Of America, Dystopia, Novels, German Literature, Literature, Contemporary, Fiction, Art
ratings_count: 2776
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Jugendbuch
publisher: Macadam Cage Pub