The Woman Who Always Loved Picasso by Julia Blackburn (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Woman Who Always Loved Picasso by Julia Blackburn, Jeff Fisher 42 lively, funny, moving and erotic poems written in the voice of Picassos young mistress Marie Therese, with illustrations by Jeff Fisher. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Marie-Therese Walter was seventeen when she met Picasso. He was forty-six. These poems - as simple and direct as quick sketches - use her voice to tell the story of the relationship with Picasso and what it meant to her from its first beginnings, until the day on which she took her own life, three years after his death. The poems illuminate his love for a woman who was, as John Berger says, the sexually most important affair of his life; they also, perhaps, make sense of Marie-Thereses love for him. Jeff Fishers drawings animate the vivid voice of Marie-Therese, created with great immediacy by Julia Blackburn. Author Biography Julia Blackburn is the daughter of the poet Thomas Blackburn and the painter Rosalie de Meric. She has written two novels (both shortlisted for the Orange Prize), a memoir The Three of Us (winner of the JR Ackerley Award), a collection of poems, Murmurations of Love, Grief and Starlings (Full Circle, 2015) and nine works of non-fiction of which the most recent, Time Song, was published by Cape in 2019. She lives in Suffolk and in Italy. Review 42 lively, funny, moving and erotic poems written in the voice of Picassos young mistress The Bookseller (September 2019) Long Description It is unusual for Carcanet to produce an illustrated book, and in this case to host so distinguished an illustrator and designer as Jeff Fisher. His drawings animate the vivid voice of Marie-Therese, created with great immediacy by Julia Blackburn. Marie-Therese was seventeen when she met Picasso. He was fortysix. The poems, simple in language - daubed as it were - make sense of Picassos love for this young woman who was, John Berger says, the sexually most important affair of his life. They assume the young womans voice, taking up the story at their first meeting. We recognise some of his great paintings in their occasions and formation. Three years after his death she took her own life. Julia Blackburn has written two novels (both shortlisted for the Orange Prize); a memoir, The Three of Us (winner of the J.R. Ackerley Award), and nine works of non-fiction of which the most recent, Time Song, was published by Cape in 2019. Details ISBN1784109185 Author Jeff Fisher Publisher Carcanet Press Ltd Year 2019 ISBN-10 1784109185 ISBN-13 9781784109189 Publication Date 2019-12-12 Illustrator Jeff Fisher Format Paperback Imprint Carcanet Press Ltd Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 821.92 Pages 64 Language English UK Release Date 2019-12-12 NZ Release Date 2019-12-12 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-02-18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:143269380;

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