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Wyatt Gwyon's desire to forge is not driven by larceny but from love. Exactingly faithful to the spirit and letter of the Flemish masters, he produces uncannily accurate 'originals' - pictures the painters themselves might have envied. In an age of counterfeit emotion and taste, the real and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Otto: Add a description of this character.
- Stanley
- Esther
- Gwyon
- Max
- Recktall Brown
- Ellery
- Wyatt
- Mr. Pivner
- Mr. Yak
- Basil Valentine
- Fuller
- Benny
- Esme
- Herschel
- Gordon
- Maude
- Cremer
- Don Bildow
- Hannah
- Stephan
- Stephen
- Ludy
- Janet
- Town Carpenter
- Adeline
- Rose
- Mrs. Deigh
- Good God
- Camilla
- Dick
- Morgie
- Rudy
- Mr. Inononu
- Father Martin
- John
- Mary
- Van Der Goes
- Mr. Sinisterra
- Chaby
- Mr. Feddle
- El Greco
- Rilke
- Gilbert Sullivan
Setting & Locations edit
- Paris
- Spain
- Rome
- New York
- Chrahst
- Central America
- France
- Vatican
- Madrid
- Heaven
- Italy
- Titian
- Egypt
- Feasley
- Fenestrula
- Boston
- San Zwingli
- Africa
- Venice
- India
- Portugal
- Europe
- Bellevue
- New England
- Peru
- London
- Virginia
- Hollywood
- Munich
- Germany
- Cairo
- Alabama
- Assisi
- Damascus
- Horatio Street
- Naples
- New Jersey
- Hawaii
- Switzerland
- Gibraltar
- Jerusalem
- Estremadura
- Caribbean
- Bolivia
- Washington Square
- Viareggio
- Middle Ages
- United States
First Sentence edit
Even Camilla had enjoyed masquerades, of the safe sort where the mask may be dropped at that critical moment it presumes itself as reality.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 61 of 98 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: Reader's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Little Country, and followed by Starship Troopers.
This book is in TIME Magazine Top 100 English-Language Novels. (community list)
This is book 501 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Last Temptation of Christ, and followed by The Ragazzi.
This is book 27 of 100 in 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Rifles (Seven Dreams), and followed by Heart of Darkness.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in William H. Gass’s Fifty Literary Pillars. (community list)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 813.54
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