E-raamat: Great Man

Following the death of New York City painter Oscar Feldman, an artist known for his paintings of the female nude, two rival biographers compete and collide as they set out to tell his life story, with the help of his wife Abigail, sister Maxine, and Teddy, his longtime mistress, in a satirical novel of literary rivalry. By the author of The Epicures Lament. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Following the death of New York City painter, Oscar Feldman, two rival biographers compete as they set out to tell his life story, with the help of his wife Abigail, sister Maxine, and Teddy, his longtime mistress. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Oscar Feldman, the renowned figurative painter, has passed away. As his obituary notes, Oscar is survived by his wife, Abigail, their son, Ethan, and his sister, the well-known abstract painter Maxine Feldman. What the obituary does not note, however, is that Oscar is also survived by his longtime mistress, Teddy St. Cloud, and their daughters.As two biographers interview the women in an attempt to set the record straight, the open secret of his affair reaches a boiling point and a devastating skeleton threatens to come to light. From the acclaimed author ofThe Epicures Lament, a scintillating novel of secrets, love, and legacy in the New York art world.