β Scribed by Arturo Perez-reverte; Margaret Sayers Peden
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Starred Review. PΓ©rez-Reverte delivers a wonderfully suspenseful wartime thriller about a painter and photographer who receives a visit from his troubled past in the form of a man who was the subject of one of his photographs. Simon Vance's classical British accent brings added life to the story, offering a vivid reading that will transport listeners to another time and place. His delivery is clear and often unnerving, knowing exactly when and where to capture the profound sense of foreboding and tension that abounds. Vance's performance is remarkable. He brings central character Andres Faulques into existence through a tremendous attention to detail and dialect and a firm understanding of PΓ©rez-Reverte's gripping tale.
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βItβs the nearest Iβve got to a personal memoir,β explains best-selling Spanish author Arturo PΓ©rez-Reverte, who drew extensively on his experience as a war correspondent while writing The Painter of Battles. A departure from his highly regarded thrillers and historical dramas (Captain Alatriste, Selection, Sept/Oct 2005; Purity of Blood*, 1/2 Mar/Apr 2006), it received mixed reviews from the critics. The novel, developing slowly through lengthy philosophical discussions and flashbacks, troubled some reviewers who wanted more plot and forward momentum; however, others overlooked this deficiency and praised PΓ©rez-Reverteβs lush prose and keen insight into human nature. βReaders who prefer action to intellectual discussion, especially when accompanied by coolly objective descriptions of the appalling things men do to each other, will prefer to leave this novel on the shelfβ (Sunday Times).
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