The Artist of the Missing

Frank, a young artist, arrives in the city hoping to unravel the mystery of his parents' disappearance. He begins working as a washer of robes at a hotel for itinerant judges. There he meets and falls in love with Prudence, a forensic photographer whose pictures reveal the secrets of the dead.

When Prudence disappears, Frank sets out in search of her, a quest that leads him into the shadowy world of a revolutionary salon, then to prison, and finally to discover the city's strange secrets and the secrets of his own heart.

A haunting novel, The Artist of the Missing is a stunning debut, both a richly imagined evocation of another world and a piercing examination of the mystery of love, and beautifully illustrated by the acclaimed artist Stephen Alcorn.

A visionary novel about love, loss, imagination, and despair.

Author: Paul La Farge
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 06/04/1999
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.26h x 5.55w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780374525804

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/1999 pg. 654
Publishers Weekly 05/03/1999 pg. 64
Booklist 05/15/1999 pg. 1669
New York Times 07/04/1999 pg. 21

About the Author

Paul La Farge lives in San Francisco. The Artist of the Missing is his first novel.

Stephen Alcorn studied printmaking in Italy and illustrated the Modern Library series. He is the 1998 recipient of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award.

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