The Muralist

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From the author of theNew York Times bestsellerThe Art Forger comes a thrilling new novel of art, history, love, and politics that traces the life and mysterious disappearance of a brilliant young artist on the eve of World War II Aliz e Benoit, an American painter working for the Works Progress Administration WPA , vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil No one knows what happened to her Not her Jewish family living in German occupied France Not her artistic patron and political compatriot, Eleanor Roosevelt Not her close knit group of friends, including Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Lee Krasner And, some seventy years later, not her great niece, Danielle Abrams, who while working at Christie s auction house uncovers enigmatic paintings hidden behind recently found works by those now famous Abstract Expressionist artists Do they hold answers to the questions surrounding her missing aunt Entwining the lives of both historical and fictional characters, and moving between the past and the present,The Muralist plunges readers into the divisiveness of prewar politics and the largely forgotten plight of European refugees refused entrance to the United States It captures both the inner workings of today s New York art scene and the beginnings of the vibrant and quintessentially American school of Abstract Expressionism B.A Shapiro is a master at telling a gripping story while exploring provocative themes In Aliz e and Danielle she has created two unforgettable women, artists both, who compel us to ask, What happens when luminous talent collides with inexorable historical forces Does great art have the power to change the world And to what lengths should a person go to thwart evil Free Read The Muralist By B.A. Shapiro For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The trigger points of The Muralist fan out in many directions It simply speaks to the reader in a multi faceted manner Know that these literary rays will fall upon you and will touch your own, personal inner sensibilities B.A Shapiro crafts her novel with the colors of expressionistic art, historical fiction, and the historical realities of the time period You, dear reader, will draw from it as differently as the mind s eye.I ve read Shapiro s, The Art Forger, and this is a step in quite a The trigger points of The Muralist fan out in many directions It simply speaks to the reader in a multi faceted manner Know that these literary rays will fall upon you and will touch your own, personal inner sensibilities B.A Shapiro crafts her novel with the colors of expressionistic art, historical fiction, and the historical realities of the time period You, dear reader, will draw from it as differently as the mind s eye.I ve read Shapiro s, The Art Forger, and this is a step in quite a different direction Shapiro chooses to thread her story with the atrocities that were visited upon the Jews during World War II through her character, Alizee Benoit Alizee is a talented, but unrenowned ...Do you know that Jewish children in France are being turned away from swimming pools in the heat of August Somehow despite the smallness of this, the image haunts me How does a mother explain such a thing to a child That she is not good enough to swim That someone hates her so much they cannot share the same water This story is about abstract expressionist artists and how they have changed our worldand the mystery around what happened to one woman artist who disappeared during the eve Do you know that Jewish children in France are being turned away from swimming pools in the heat of August Somehow despite the smallness of this, the image haunts me How does a mother explain such a thing to a child That she is not good enough to swim That someone hates her so much they cannot share the same water This story is about abstract expressionist artists and how they have changed our worldand the mystery around what happened to one woman ...Meh, I started this but it seemed trite, a bit formulaic I had liked Shapiro s previous novel, The Art Forger, but this latest book just wasn t gelling for me Maybe I ll try again later.3.5 It is always interesting to see how an author takes historical facts and mixes them with fictional characters to create a story In this one she takes Krasner, Pollock and Mark Rothko, who in fact did work for the WPA in 1940, and mixes that with a character named Alize whom works alongside them Alize is Jewish and her family in in France, she knows they are at risk and is trying every means possible to get them out Many discussions about art, creativity, the emotional highs and lows of 3.5 It is always interesting to see how an author takes historical facts and mixes them with fictional ch...The Muralist held my interest and gave me cause to reflect on history, particularly those who were turned away from our shores prior to World War II The Hook B.A Shapiro will be speaking at an author event in Manchester, Vermont this weekend I m so happy to be attending and wanted to read her second art themed book attending this author talk The LineStood by and said nothing The Sinker Even publishers have varying opinions about books Kirkus Reviews 09 01 2015 , in part statedEleanor The Muralist held my interest and gave me cause to reflect on history, particularly those who were turned a...received as part of an early reviewers program I like the idea I like some of the details but mostly mostly it s just sortof uninspired and bland The writing is not great The two stories, supposedly told from two vastly different points of view, are told in exactly the same way There s a lot of name dropping, but not much in the way of bothering to try and understand much of any of the characters There s a whole lot of relying on stereotypes all artists are crazy That s why they received as part of an early reviewers program I like the idea I like some of the details but mostly mostly it s just sortof uninspired and bland The ... The Muralist was a beautiful historical fiction novel focusing on a young American painter, Alizee Benoit, working on art and murals for the Works Progress Administration in New York City during World War II Alizee is a talented young painter working with other struggling expressionist artists, namely, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Lee Krasner It is during this time that ...I loved The Art Forger by the same author, but found this one simply did not engage me It s as if the author thought the history was sufficiently dramatic that she didn t have to work at creating a compelling personal story for the characters Alizee Benoit, a young artist working for the WPA in New York in 1940, is, rightly, obsessed with getting her relatives out of France before they can be mowed down in the horror of the holocaust Unfortunately, not really knowing her relatives, I could I loved The Art Forger by the same author, but found this one simply did not engage me It s as if the author thought the history was sufficiently dramatic that she didn t have to work at creating a compelling personal story for the characters Alizee Benoit, a young artist working for the WPA in New York in 1940, is, rightly, obsessed with getting her relatives out of France before they can be mowed down in the horror of the holocaust Unfortunately,...A historical novel is such a good way to learn about abstract art WPA even WWII France This was a good storymain storyline followed Alizee, as a young Jewish artist in NYC around 1940, equally passionate about her art and about rescuing her family from Hitler s Europe Secondary story, told in first person, was about Dani, her great niece, an artist working as an art cataloger who tries to piece together the story of Alize s disappearance as a young woman I confess I A historical novel is such a good way to learn about abstract art WPA even WWII France This was a good storymain storyline followed Alizee, as a young Jewish artist in NYC around 1940, equally passionate about her art and about rescuing her family from Hitler s Europe Secondary story, told in first person, was about Dani, her great niece, an arti...Find this and other reviews at Shapiro s The Muralist has occupied a spot on my TBR longer than I care to admit The subject matter intrigued me and I have always been intrigued by the face on the cover, but the book never demanded my immediate attention It wasn t until recently, in an effort to clean up my review backlog, that I turned my eye to the narrative and borrowed an audio edition from my local library.Before I get too far ahead of myself, Find this and other reviews at Shapiro s The Muralist has occupied a spot on my TBR longer than I care to admit The subject matter intrigued me and I have always been intrigued by the face on the cover, but the book never demanded my immediate attention It wasn t until recently, in an effort to clean up my review backlog, that I turned my eye to the narrative and borrowed an audio edition from my local library.Before I get too far ahead of myself, I want to say that I loved Xe Sands narration I listened to this volume on the heels of Donna Thorland s The Turncoat and couldn t believe the contrast Madeleine Lambert butchered the latter volume while Sands enhanced former There is passion in Sands interpretation and I felt the subtle artistry of her tones complimented the text very nicely.As far as the story goes, I feel the novel has a lot going for it Shapiro explores the foundations of abstract expressionism by ass...

The Muralist
  • English
  • 11 October 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 1616203579
  • B.A. Shapiro
  • The Muralist