Summary
It is the color of the Virgin Mary's cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural.It is . . . SacrÃ% Bleu.
In July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor's house for help? Who was the crooked little "color man" Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France? And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue?
These are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent's friends'baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec'who vow to discover the truth of van Gogh's untimely death. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late 19th century Paris.
Oh lÃe lÃe, quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history'with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure?SacrÃ% Bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.
Summary
From repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore comes a love story, the portrait of a young artist, the portrait of the young artist's girlfriend, a mystery, a thriller, and a comedy - all about the color blue.
Christopher Moore was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1957. He studied at Ohio State University and Brooks Institute of Photography. Before becoming a full-time author, he worked as a roofer, a grocery clerk, a hotel night auditor, an insurance broker, a waiter, a photographer, and a DJ. His first book, Practical Demonkeeping, was published in 1992. His other works include Bloodsucking Fiends, Island of the Sequined Nun, Lamb, A Dirty Job, You Suck, Fool, Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art, and Secondhand Souls. In 2014 his title, The Serpent of Venice, made The New York Times Best Seller List.
(Bowker Author Biography)
