Cover art for A Painter of our Time
Published
Bloomsbury, March 2024
ISBN
9781844676392
Format
Softcover, 208 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 13.3cm × 1.7cm

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Exiled in London, the Hungarian artist Janos Lavin disappears one day, into thin air. His journal offers his friend John the only clues to where he has gone, and why. John Berger's first novel is a passionate exploration of the artistic process, and a gripping detective story.

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