MADONNA. ANDY WARHOL. KEITH HARING. FAB 5 FREDDIE. DEBBIE HARRY. JULIAN SCHNABEL.
Jean-Michel Basquiat's transition from the subways to the chic gallery spaces of Manhattan brought the artist into the company of many of New York's established and aspiring stars. Unable to deal with the demands that his new fame brought, in 1988, at the age of twenty-seven Basquiat, the most successful black visual artist in history, died from a heroin overdose.
Widow Basquiat is an exploration of the artist as seen through the eyes of his muse, Suzanne. It is a love story like no other.
Jennifer Clement is the President of PEN International and the first woman to be elected since the organisation was founded in 1921. She is the author of three novels: Prayers for the Stolen, A True Story Based on Lies and The Poison That Fascinates. Prayers for the Stolen was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, winner of the Grand Prix des Lectrices de ELLE 2015, an NEA Fellowship and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award. The novel appeared internationally on many 'Best Books of the Year' lists, including the Irish Times.
She has also published four books of poetry including The Next Stranger (with an introduction by W.S. Merwin). Clement's books have been translated into 30 languages and she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her new novel Gun Love, which is forthcoming in March 2018.
Title: Widow Basquiat (Canons)
Author: Jennifer Clement
ISBN: 9781782114246
Binding:
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2014-05-15
Number of Pages: 208
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Engrossing . . . Clement offers far more clues to the cryptic symbols which litter his paintings than any art critic could * * The Times * *
A compelling book that leaves a giant sized lump in the throat . . . A vivid portrait of Basquiat, powerfully
evoking his inventiveness as an artist
* * Independent on Sunday * *
Engrossing * * The Times * *
The kind of book that makes you want to take the next flight to New York * * Big Issue * *
Widow Basquiat is truly unique and continues to resonate long after you've closed the final page * * Straight no Chaser * *
Deeply romantic * * Big Issue * *
Compelling * * Independent on Sunday * *
