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The Matisse Stories
The Matisse Stories | A.S. Byatt
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These three stories celebrate the eye even as they reveal its unexpected proximity to the heart. For if each of A.S. Byatt's narratives is in some way inspired by a painting of Henri Matisse, each is also about the intimate connection between seeing and feeling--about the ways in which a glance we meant to be casual may suddenly call forth the deepest reserves of our being. Beautifully written, intensely observed, The Matisse Stories is fiction of spellbinding authority. "Full of delight and humor...The Matisse Stories is studded with brilliantly apt images and a fine sense for subtleties of conversation and emotion."--San Francisco Chronicle From the Trade Paperback edition.
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CherylDeFranceschi
The Matisse Stories | A.S. Byatt
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This tiny volume is 3 stories that are Byatt's take on 3 Matisse paintings. They are lovely, carefully observed pieces, showing how close art can be to the heart. All 3 stories are just gorgeous and I wished that this book was longer! I love her tiny story collections- such beautiful little gems. #art-relatedbooks #seasonsreadings2016

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