The painter of battles
By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte ; translated from the Spanish by Margaret Sayers Peden
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780297851691; 9780297851851
Subjects: Artists; Fiction; War; Soldiers; Psychological aspects
Work titles: Pintor de batallas
Description: "A man lives alone in a watchtower by the sea. On the circular wails of the tower he is painting a grand mural - the timeless landscape of a battle. Andres Faulques is a former war photographer, and the painting is his attempt to capture the image that has always eluded him; to encapsulate, in an instant, the meaning of war. But then one day a stranger knocks on his door and announces that he has come to kill him. The man is a shadow from his past, a former soldier and one of the myriad faces of war that enabled Faulques to become rich and famous. The two begin a chess game of words, delving into both their pasts, a doomed love affair and a tragic betrayal. For as long as he can maintain a dialogue with this man, Faulques will be safe." "Intense and turbulent, this is a novel about art, war, love and the human capacity for both violence and empathy. It asks profound questions about human nature and where the next century might take us."--Jacket.
Notes: Translated from the Spanish.