Optic Nerve

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Publisher's Synopsis

'A highly original, piercingly beautiful work, full of beautiful shocks… I felt like a door had been kicked open in my brain' Johanna Thomas-Corr, Observer

A woman searches Buenos Aires for the paintings that are her inspiration and her refuge. Her life -- she is a young mother with a complicated family -- is sometimes overwhelming. But among the canvases, often little-known works in quiet rooms, she finds clarity and a sense of who she is . . .

'I was reminded of John Berger's Ways of Seeing, enfolded in tender and exuberant personal narratives'
Claire-Louise Bennett

'This woman-guide, who goes from Lampedusa to The Doors with crushing elegance, is unforgettable' Mariana Enriquez

'A dazzling combination of memoir, fiction and art book, like nothing you've ever read before' Elle

Book information

ISBN: 9781787300279
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Harvill Secker
Pub date:
Edition: Hardback original
DEWEY: 863.7
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 209
Weight: 388g
Height: 148mm
Width: 224mm
Spine width: 24mm