ISBN : 9782343107868
EAN PDF : 9782140024900
Éditeur : Editions L'Harmattan
Nombre de pages : 252
Date : 12- 2016
Antonio de La Gandara - The gentleman painter of the Belle Époque
The gentleman painter of the Belle Époque
Jean Dara - Translated from the French by Barbara Greenland
Il s'agit de la version anglaise du livre Intrigues parisiennes de la Belle Époque paru en Octobre 2016.
The author offers us a vibrant testimony of the Parisian intrigues of the Belle Epoque. He refutes terrifying rumours circulating about Antonio de La Gandara and why the fame of this great master of painting is put in danger. Jean Dara tells us about his journeys with Sarah Bernhardt in London, in Canada and in the United States. He shares his concerns about Manuel who is involved in one of the secret societies meeting in Paris. He reveals his love for Paul, the history of his nieces Raymonde and Tonia, and the cruel fate of Florise. The protagonists of this drama rest at the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.