{"product_id":"9781582433080","title":"Francisco Goya: A Life","description":"From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSon of the Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeus Lo Volt! \u003c\/i\u003e, a biography that breaks the mold—recounting with stunning immediacy the dark genius behind the renowned Spanish painter. \u003cp\u003eGoya's protean talent sends connoisseurs barking in various directions. He was a master whose image of Saturn bloodily devouring his son is as unforgettable as his peerless rendering of the gentle light caught in the white satin gown of a countess. Most critics agree that Goya changed Western art forever, although the nature of his influence has been widely interpreted. Degas, for one, lamented that because of Goya he was condemned to painting a housewife in her bathtub. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis enigmatic artist is a brilliant choice of subject for Evan S. Connell, whose literary histories and penetrating novels have placed him amongst our greatest writers. With his famous wit, erudition and prodigious research, this biography brings to life an artist whose imagination is unsurpassed, and his brutal times—Spain in the clutches of the Inquisition. In a colloquial, wry style, Connell introduces a wealth of detail and a comic cast of weird and eccentric characters—dukes, duchesses, royalty, politicians and artists; as lewd and incorrigible a group as history has ever produced. As he charts the arc of Goya's career, he keeps pace with the tumultuous times as well as shrewdly sifting through two centuries of commentary, from Claudel's shock and dismay that he sought to avoid the eyes and the image of God, to Baudelaire's deadly accurate comment that \"he painted the black magic of our civilization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Connell has conjured Goya, his art, and his times with fierce originality and imagination. This is an unforgettable biography from an American master. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Biography: Evan S. Connell—long recognized as one of the most important literary voices of our time—is author of eighteen books, including \u003ci\u003eDeus Lo Volt!, Mrs. Bridge, Mr. Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSon of the Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received numerous awards including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and an award in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049039118576,"sku":"9781582433080","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781582433080_p0.jpg?v=1763803905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781582433080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}