Lost, stolen or shredded
Subtitle: stories of missing works of art and literature
By: Rick Gekoski
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781846684913
Subjects: Lost books; Lost literature; Lost works of art; Literary forgeries and mystifications
Description: These are the stories behind some of the greatest losses to artistic culture, including some works which have never even existed. Read about the 'ghost story' of Joyce's poem 'Et Tu, Healy', written when he was nine, which then disappeared without a trace, as well as how a long-lost document led a desperate forger to plant bombs, and how the most extravagant book binding ever made sank with the Titanic. All of these losses raise greater questions about our relationship with art.
Notes: Includes index.