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New York esquisses nocturnes by Molly Prentiss Book Summary
Au début des années 80, le downtown de New York est le centre de l’univers, un terrain de jeu revêche, encore hermétique à la menace de l’embourgeoisement. Artistes et écrivains s’y mêlent dans des squats insalubres où leurs rêves de reconnaissance prennent des formes multiples. Parmi eux, Raul Engales, un peintre argentin en exil, fuyant son passé et la « guerre sale » qui a enflammé son pays. S’affamant pour payer son matériel, il peint le jour d’immenses toiles mettant en scène les spectres qu’il croise la nuit. Un soir, il attire l’attention de James Bennett, critique d’art en vogue du New York Times, proche de Basquiat, Warhol et Keith Haring. Tandis que l’ascension fulgurante de l’un entraîne l’autre sous les projecteurs, une double tragédie les frappe. Dans ce chaos, Lucy, l’amante enjouée de Raul, échappée d’une obscure banlieue de l’Idaho, tente de les extraire de leur détresse. Entre peintre, critique et muse se dessine alors un triptyque
amoureux étourdissant.
Avec une écriture inventive d’une grande force poétique, Molly Prentiss explore la nécessité de beauté, de partage, de création et d’amour dans un paysage urbain et mouvant.
« Un défi impertinent : écrire une lettre d’amour polychrome à un Manhattan qui n’est plus. Aussi prodigieux qu’exaltant. »
The New York Times
« Prentiss invente une merveilleuse manière d’imposer une élégance florissante à ses personnages. »
The Guardian
« Un enivrant conte de fée. Touchant et captivant. »
Kirkus
Book Name | New York esquisses nocturnes |
Genre | Literary Fiction |
Author | Molly Prentiss |
Published | 17 August 2016, Wednesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 1.23 MB |
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