Arthur Fidelman, Bronx-born and raised, is a self-confessed failure as a painter. When he goes to Italy to prepare a critical study of Giotto, a picaresque tale of comedy and adventure ensues.

General Information

ISBN : 9780099433453
Publisher : Penguin Random House
Imprint : Chatto & Windus
Weight (g) : 0.19
Publication date : 01 March 2002
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Other Specifications

Author : Bernard Malamud
Bind : Paperback
Language : English
Dewey classification : 813.54
Pages : 176

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'A delightful piece of work, and it shows a major artist's mastery of his medium-Fidelman is a superb picaresque hero, and the novel is always entertaining, often hilariously so' Sunday Times 20020220

Reviews

"A delightful piece of work, and it shows a major artist's mastery of his medium... Fidelman is a superb picaresque hero, and the novel is always entertaining, often hilariously so." - "Sunday Times
"A wonderful sense of character and atmosphere." - "Daily Telegraph