Tuesday Nights in 1980 [electronic resource]
Molly Prentiss2016
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A dazzling literary debut about three lives colliding in 80s downtown New York
On the eve of 1980, downtown New York is the centre of the universe. Here are
the artistes and the socialites, the dealers, collectors, bartenders, freaks,
party-goers and hangers-on-all looking to make it in the big city, teetering on
the brink of selling out, searching for something to save them.
Among them is painter Raul Engales, in exile from Argentina's Dirty War and his
own past. Fresh on the downtown scene and posing as an art student, he has just
caught the eye of New York's most infamous art critic: James Bennett.
James has synaesthesia, experiencing life and art in wild, magical ways. He sees
pictures as starbursts and fireworks, smells citrus when he says 'mother', and
hears songs when he looks at sculptures. Art is James' gateway to endless new
sensations, the secret to his success. In this city, his name is a bywor...
Main title:
Tuesday Nights in 1980 [electronic resource] / Molly Prentiss
Author:
Molly Prentiss, Author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2016
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (384 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241974506
Language:
English
BRN:
428615
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |