The Lives of Lucian Freud: FAME 1968 - 2011 av William Feaver

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<b>LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE</b><b>CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE <i>GUARDIAN</i>, <i>OBSERVER</i>, <i>THE TIMES</i>, <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i>, <i>DAILY TELEGRAPH</i>, <i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i>, <i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i>, <i>NEW STATESMAN</i>, <i>SPECTATOR</i>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>ART BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020</b><b>''Explosively enjoyable, bursting with life and art ... A central figure as wild and beguiling as any character in literature'' CRAIG BROWN </b>William Feaver, Lucian Freud¿s collaborator, curator and close friend, knew the unknowable artist better than most. Over many years, Freud narrated to him the story of his life, ¿our novel¿.<i>Fame</i> follows Freud at the height of his powers, painting the most iconic works of his career in a constant pursuit of perfection, just outrunning his gambling debts and tailor¿s bills. Whether tattooing swallows at the base of Kate Moss¿s back or exacting a strange revenge on Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger, Freud¿s adventures were a