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Acclaimed author Evan S. Connell sends us through the complete experience of a man initially intrigued and then enslaved by art: a curious interest, a rapt fixation, and the becoming of a connoisseur. "The Connoisseur" trails the evolution of Muhlbach, an insurance executive on a business trip in Taos, New Mexico, who develops an obsession with pre-Columbian figurines after meandering through a curio shop. Entranced yet bewildered by his sudden affinity for a little figurine, Muhlbach succumbs to his intrigue and, thirty dollars later, begins his journey as a connoisseur. With superb delivery and subtle clarity, Connell allows us to see and feel Muhlbach's emerging mania, with its impending tension and sudden exhilaration. He illustrates how a new fixation alters our lens on life and shapes our actions.

Book details

• Full title: The Connoisseur
• Author: Evan Connell
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196
• EAN: 9781593760625
• ISBN: 1593760620
• ID: 12339166
• Publisher: SHOEMAKER & HOARD
• Weight: 259 g
• Dimensions: 204 × 139 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: November 2005

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