The Unknown Masterpiece

By: Honoré de Balzac

One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painter who, depending on one's perspective, is either an abject failure or a transcendental genius--or both. The story, which has served as an inspiration to artists as various as Cezanne, Henry James, Picasso, and New Wave director Jacques Rivette, is, in critic Dore Ashton's words, a "fable of modern art." Published here in a new translation by poet Richard Howard, "The Unknown Masterpiece" appears, as Balzac intended, with "Gambara," a grotesque and tragic novella about a musician undone by his dreams.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9391453260
• ISBN13: 9789391453268
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Insight Publica
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"