Francis Bacon: Revelations

ISBN-13: 9780007298426 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Mark Stevens;Annalyn Swan

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A Times Book of the Year 2021

'Must surely be the definitive life of Francis Bacon ... A biography that no Bacon fan - or indeed foe - can afford to overlook ... Mesmerising' THE TIMES

'A magnificent triumph ... I was captivated by every line' OBSERVER

Recenzje

Picked as a book to look out for in 2021 by THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES, THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE OBSERVER

The Times' Art Book of the Year 2021

A WATERSTONES BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2021

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 APOLLO BOOK OF THE YEAR

FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022

'A spectacularly good biography which I adored'
Max Porter, R4 Front Row

'Meticulously researched and compelling'
Guardian

'Must surely be the definitive life of Francis Bacon ... A biography that no Bacon fan - or indeed foe - can afford to overlook ... Presents a mesmerising portrait of a performer commanding the stage of the 20th century'
The Times

'A captivating triumph ... [A] magnificent new life of the artist ... It rings as clearly as a bell ... It's fascinating (and startling)'
Rachel Cooke, Observer

'The definitive biography ... an incomparable resource for art historians, dealers, curators and collectors'
Financial Times

'There are not many biographical masterpieces, but ... Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan have produced
one ... it is an utterly thrilling read'
Irish Times, John Banville

'A weighty, thorough and compelling biography of the artist that records nine decades of intense moments ... This authorised life brings the carousing, the paintings and the public and private lives together to form a convincing and often touching whole ... Resonant'
Sunday Times

'Compelling ... From his early failures to the untimely death of two of his lovers, the life of the Dublin-born artist is laid bare in this absorbing read ... Stylish and well-researched biography ... A cracking read from start to finish'
Irish Independent

'Authoritative and fascinating ... full of human interest and fascinating detail ... [The] seamlessly written double act is a magnificent, monumental achievement'
Sunday Independent

O autorze

Mark Stevens was the art critic for Newsweek between 1977 and 1988 and then moved to the New Republic (1988-95) and New York Magazine (1995-2006). He is the author of a novel, Summer in the City (1984).

In 2007-08, Mark was a Cullman Fellow at the New York Public Library.

Annalyn Swan is a former senior arts editor of Newsweek. She began her career as a writer at Time, then joined Newsweek in 1980 as music critic and subsequently became the magazine's arts editor. From 1986 to 1990 she was editor-in-chief of Savvy magazine. She currently teaches in the Biography and Memoir M.A. program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, as well as at Breadloaf Middlebury School of English.