Nat Tate
An American Artist 1928-1960
$23.10
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
18 August 2020
Summary
The infamous literary hoax that fooled the art world, with a new introduction by William Boyd
On January 8, 1960, artist Nat Tate set out to burn his entire life’s work. Four days later, he jumped off a Staten Island ferry, killing himself. His body was never found.
When William Boyd published his biography of Abstract Expressionist Nat Tate, tributes poured in from a whole host of artists and critics in the New York art world. They toasted the troubled genius in a Manhattan l…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241988879 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024198887X |
| Author: | William Boyd |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 18 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 75g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 6mm |
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William Boyd has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries
William Boyd has probably written more classic books than any of his contemporaries * Daily Telegraph *
A finely judged performance: a deft and resonant alchemy of fact and fiction, of literary myth and imagination * Guardian on Love Is Blind *
One of Britain’s most celebrated contemporary novelists * Sunday Times *
About The Author
William Boyd
William Boyd was born in 1952 in Accra, Ghana, and grew up there and in Nigeria. He is the author of sixteen highly acclaimed, bestselling novels and five collections of stories. Any Human Heart was longlisted for the Booker Prize and adapted into a TV series with Channel 4. In 2005, Boyd was awarded the CBE. He is married and divides his time between London and south-west France.
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