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Savage
Paperback
Series: French Literature
Publisher Price: $12.95
ISBN13: 9781564785350
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Pr
Published: Jun 16 2009
Pages: 85
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.30
Language: English
Based on the life of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin, Jacques Jouet's Savage compels the reader to ask whether it is the primitive or the civilized man who is savage. At the height of the Belle ?poque, an eccentric young clothing designer searches for inspiration and identity as an artist among the savage peoples of France's colonies. Influenced by several exotic lovers, a quirky vieille dame, and ?douard Manet himself, Paul's increasingly unconventional designs parallel his increasingly unbalanced state of mind as he struggles to find a market for his work among the haute bourgeoisie. The failure of this venture, coupled with psychosis due to an untreated illness, ultimately leads to his demise.
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