On the Known Books List - The Great Man by Kate Christensen
The Great Man
Kate Christensen
9780307277343
$14.95
Paperback
Anchor Books
Christensen pens a scintillating comedy of life among the avant-garde–of the untidy truths, needy egos, and jostling for position behind the glossy facadeof artistic greatness–in this story of a New York City painter living in the heroic generation of the 1940s and 1950s.
Oscar Feldman, the renowned figurative painter, has passed away. As his obituary notes, Oscar is survived by his wife, Abigail, their son, Ethan, and his sister, the well-known abstract painter Maxine Feldman. What the obituary does not note, however, is that Oscar is also survived by his longtime mistress, Teddy St. Cloud, and their daughters. As two biographers interview the women in an attempt to set the record straight, the open secret of his affair reaches a boiling point and a devastating skeleton threatens to come to light. From the acclaimed author of “The Epicure’s Lament,” a scintillating novel of secrets, love, and legacy in the New York art world.
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