Christopher Moore
Hardcover | Pages: 403 pages Rating: 3.79 | 29635 Users | 3570 Reviews
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| Title | : | Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art |
| Author | : | Christopher Moore |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 403 pages |
| Published | : | April 3rd 2012 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Art. Comedy |
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In his latest novel, Moore takes on the Great French Masters. A magnificent “Comedy d’Art”, Sacre Bleu is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter who joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of Vincent van Gogh.Describe Books Concering Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
| Original Title: | Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art |
| ISBN: | 0061779741 (ISBN13: 9780061779749) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012) |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 29635 Users | 3570 ReviewsAssessment About Books Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
9780061779749Wm. Morrow, 2012403 pp(hardcover ed.) You might recognize the title of this book as one of those mild French oaths that are up there on par with such others as Mon Dieu! or Zut alors!, but in this book Sacré Bleu is the name of a deep blue, ultramarine paint most closely associated with the Virgin Mary. But after you've finished the novel, "Sacré Bleu!" as an expression for describing how you feel after what you've just read isn't so far off the mark. While Sacré Bleu (the novel)Sacre Bleu is a bit different than the usual Moore novel. While it can be hilarious and probably beats the record for the gratuitous use of the word "penis", it does not rise to the continuous hurts-to-laugh level as his Pine Cove books. I also think it is safe to say the novel is not the equal of Lamb or A Dirty Job but it is not minor Moore neither. Sacre Bleu is perhaps a more serious effort on his part. He clearly did a lot of research on the Impressionist artists of France in the late 19th
"Why are you lying on the floor?""Solidarity. And we ran out of cognac. This is my preferred out of cognac posture." Ooh la la! Yes, this is absolutely an art history wankfest. Some of it, actually a good deal of it is startlingly true and there are some liberties taken for the story's sake, but I have to say that all the little toss away lines, the references for Michelangelo, cave paintings in France to Artemisia Gentileschi evidence a great deal of thought and research. The elements work
REVIEW ALSO ON: http://bibliomantics.com/2012/05/18/a......Some books cannot be read on an eReader (at least not a black and white eReader), but require full physical immersion, this being one of them. With a focus on art and the color blue, the aesthetic choice was to make all the books text blue. Chapter titles, numbers, heading, page numbers, and even the prose are all in shades of blue. Think taking House of Leaves to the next level. The cover is also done in shades of blue to represent the
Y'know, I could give a damn about painting. Van Gogh, Manet, Monet. I'm dimly aware of them, I know they're somehow culturally important, but I'm just not interested. It's not my cup of tea. Similarly, I *really* don't give a damn about the lives of said painters in Paris in the 1800s. Just don't care. It says a lot about Christopher Moore that he can write a book centering around these things, and with a slight splash of the fantastic make a story that holds my interest, engages my curiosity,
Christopher Moore is a master of the humor-filled, historical fiction with a fantasy twist novel. Hows that for a sub-genre? Sacré Bleu was my favorite read this January. BTW, you should know that the French expression sacrebleu is used to convey surprise, exasperation, or dismay. I was indeed surprised by how much I loved this book!Moore takes a fictional young painter, Lucien Lessard and places him smack in the midst of a group of famous late-nineteenth century painters. After the painter
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