Sacre Bleu
by Christopher Moore
2020-04-17 19:34:12
âChristopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word.â âCarl Hiassen A magnificent âComedy dâArtâ from the author of Lamb, Fool, and Bite Me, Mooreâs Sacré Bleu is part mystery, part history...
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âChristopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word.â âCarl Hiassen A magnificent âComedy dâArtâ from the author of Lamb, Fool, and Bite Me, Mooreâs Sacré Bleu is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed âsuicideâ of Vincent van Gogh. It is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural. It is . . . Sacré Bleu In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his own life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor's house for help? Who was the crooked little "color man" Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France? And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue? These are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent's friendsâbaker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrecâwho vow to discover the truth about van Gogh's untimely death. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late nineteenth-century Paris. Oh là là , quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art historyâwith cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measureâSacré Bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.
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