The Body Artist
In this spare, seductive novel, Don DeLillo inhabits the muted world of Lauren Hartke, an artist whose work defies the limits of the body. She lives in a rented rambling house on a lonely coast. There she encounters a strange, ageless man with uncanny knowledge of her life. They begin a radiant journey into the wilderness of time, love, and human perception.
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