Book Review
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kenjariBreugel, or the Workshop of Dreams
by Claude Henri Rocquet
This novel was a little bit hard to get into at first, but proved to be well worth the effort. It's about Pieter Breugel, the 16th century Flemish painter. The book isn't a typical historical or biographical novel, however. It's more of an imaginative meditation on Breugel's life and work. It's beautifully written, with real insight and perception. Rocquet is particularly wonderful at using a description of a painting as a starting point for fascinating observations about both the picture's subject matter and Breugel's experiences (as imagined by the author).
by Claude Henri Rocquet
This novel was a little bit hard to get into at first, but proved to be well worth the effort. It's about Pieter Breugel, the 16th century Flemish painter. The book isn't a typical historical or biographical novel, however. It's more of an imaginative meditation on Breugel's life and work. It's beautifully written, with real insight and perception. Rocquet is particularly wonderful at using a description of a painting as a starting point for fascinating observations about both the picture's subject matter and Breugel's experiences (as imagined by the author).
