The Painted Word
Wolfe, Tom - AMERICAN FIRST EDITION
Sold by THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 28 March 2003
Used - Hardcover
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by THE BOOKSNIFFER, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 28 March 2003
Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketScarce in the UK, this is the American first edition. It is conservatively rated as Very Good, because there is a very slight sunning along the top of the cloth binding and the jacket has some creasing to the flaps.The price is intact. There is an attractive blind stamp on the half title. These are all slight faults. A superb and clever attack on modern art absurdities and excesses. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng.
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-- The Boston Sunday Globe
"If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you."--"New York Sunday News
""Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit."--"San Francsico Chronicle
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""The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date."--"The New York Times"
""The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill.""--The Washington Post"
"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun."--"The Boston Sunday Globe"
"If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you."--"New York Sunday News
""Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit."--"San Francsico Chronicle
"
""The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date."--"The New York Times"
""The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill.""--The Washington Post"
"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun."--"The Boston Sunday Globe"
If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. "The Painted Word" may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you. "New York Sunday News"
Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit. "San Francsico Chronicle"
"The Painted Word" may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date. "The New York Times"
"The Painted Word" is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill. "The Washington Post"
His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun. "The Boston Sunday Globe""
If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. The Painted Word may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you. New York Sunday News
Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit. San Francsico Chronicle
The Painted Word may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date. The New York Times
The Painted Word is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill. The Washington Post
His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun. The Boston Sunday Globe
""If you have ever stared uncomprehendingly at an abstract painting that admired critics have said you ought to dig, take heart. Tom Wolfe . . . is on your side. The Painted Word may enrage you. It may confirm your darkest suspicions about Modern Art. In any case, it will amuse you." --New York Sunday News
"Tom Wolfe is a journalist who always manages to combine an encyclopedic store of inside knowledge with the obstinate detachment of a visitor from Mars, not to mention a brilliant style and incisive wit." --San Francsico Chronicle
"The Painted Word may well be Tom Wolfe's most successful piece of social criticism to date." --The New York Times
"The Painted Word is a masterpiece. No one in the art world . . . could fail to recognize its essential truth. I read it four times, each of them with mounting envy for Wolfe's eye, ear, and surgical skill." --The Washington Post
"His eye and ear for detailed observations are incomparable; and observation is to the satirist what bullets are to a gun." --The Boston Sunday Globe
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