Sacré bleu a comedy d'art christopher moore book

As several others have said, nothing is sacred to christopher moore. But that makes no sense to comic writer christopher moore. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His novels center on ordinary people thrust into extraordinary situations of historical significance or supernatural wonder. It is strange and mysterious and has wonderful characters. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. A comedy dart kindle edition by moore, christopher. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The last echo by kimberly derting in the end, all thats left is an echo. Christopher moore on writing sacre bleu i suppose it started when i learned the circumstances of the suicide of vincent van gogh. Before, violets morbid ability to sense the dead led her.

Christopher moores latest novel sacre bleu is an extremely well. Comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moores sacre bleu. Our story begins with the death of victor van gogh, which some of his friends see as a mystery to be solved. Moores latest novel, sacre blue, is another genre shift, a supernatural murdermystery draped in a lovingly inaccurate arthistory lesson. A rollicking tale that features special printed map endpapers and more than two dozen masterpieces of art throughout the book, sacre bleu is better than a day at the museum. In his newest novel he has completely ripped apart art. Shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moorean uproarious, hardboiled take on the bards most performed play, a midsummer nights dream, featuring pocket, the hero of fool and the serpent of venice, along with his sidekick, drool, and pet monkey, jeff. It is the color of the virgin marys cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural. From repeat new york times bestselling author christopher moore comes a love story, the portrait of a young artist, the portrait of the young artists myterious girlfriend, a thriller, and a comedy all about the color blue provided by publisher. Bestselling author christopher moore has created a riproaring romp through the findesiecle art world in his new illustrated novel, sacre bleu, a comedy dart. A comedy dart by christopher moore may 3, 2015 by crystalclear 2 comments the book begins with a prelude in blue, which is absolutely beautifully written. Moore has no formal education in art history, but he could teach a college course.

A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moores sacre bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins the dapper henri toulouselautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of vincent van gogh. Sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. A number of them tie as far as my christopher moore favorites list goes, but this book is by far, one of my most favorite books of all of the books i own. Feb 10, 2012 moore has no formal education in art history, but he could teach a college course. Art history is playfullyand perilouslyrewritten in this ambitious novel by bestseller moore bite me. Moore did a ton of impressive research for this book.

It was an excellent supernatural mystery set in paris and involving great artists and their muses. Sacre bleu book hamilton public library bibliocommons. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sacre bleu. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.

Fans of christopher moore may be shocked by this book. A comedy dart by christopher moore a copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moore s sacre bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins the dapper henri toulouselautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of vincent van gogh. Apr 03, 2012 a magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moores sacre bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins the dapper henri toulouselautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of vincent van gogh. This is my first christopher moore book, and i will be. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Moores latest novel, sacre blue, is another genre shift, a supernatural murdermystery. Every artist of this era makes an appearance in sacre bleu, mr. I love you, lucien, but i am a muse, you are an artist, i am not here to make you comfortable. So he kicks off his bawdy new novel, sacre bleu, with a characteristically zany. A comedy dart, he says, id talk about it being a book. Art, mystery and posh pigments in sacre bleu author christopher moore s new novel sacre bleu begins and ends with a meditation on the color blue and in between sends the great artists of. The book is set in the art scene of 19th century paris, a fascinating time for the art world. It now ranks aside, if not atop fluke, lamb and a dirty job, my favourite moores.

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Often funny, sometimes hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight. A comedy dart hardcover christopher moore at target. An exlibrary book and may have standard library stamps andor stickers. There are moments when i laughed out loud and moments when i merely savored the weirdness. I love this book all caps and three exclamation marks. Author christopher moores new novel sacre bleu begins and ends with. It says a lot about christopher moore that he can write a book centering. I have read pretty much every novel by christopher moore, but somehow i missed sacre bleu. A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moores sacr bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins the dapper henri toulouselautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of vincent van gogh. The book begins with a prelude in blue, which is absolutely beautifully written. I simply set out to write a novel about the color blue. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name.

Moores latest novel, sacre blue, is another genre shift, a supernatural murder mystery draped in a lovingly inaccurate arthistory lesson. May 08, 2014 i have read pretty much every novel by christopher moore, but somehow i missed sacre bleu. A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measure sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. Sacre bleu by christopher moore book read online scribd. Now, in his latest masterpiece, sacre bleu, the immortal moore takes on the great. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sacre bleu. Vincent van gogh was mysteriously shot in a field around paris in the 1890s. It all goes back to moores first national book tour in 1997, promoting his fourth novel, island of the. When you start with a concept that vague, you have to narrow your scope fairly quickly or it will get out of hand, so very early in my research great bits of history had to.