His Masterpiece - Bok av Émile Zola - Häftad
His Masterpiece, sometimes translated as ¿The Work¿ or ¿The Masterpiece,¿ is Zoläs 14th entry in his Rougon-Macquart series of novels. In it we see Claude Lantier, a painter with obvious talent, struggle to leave a revolutionary mark on the art world of 19th-century Paris. The novel deftly explores the themes of genius, poverty, purity in art, art as a bureaucratic institution, obsession, and madness.The book is notable not just for its accurate portrayal of the art world of the time, but also..