{"product_id":"the-burnt-orange-heresy-a-noir-thriller-of-art-deception-and-deadly-ambition-9781419740459","title":"The Burnt Orange Heresy: A Noir Thriller of Art, Deception, and Deadly Ambition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Willeford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Overlook Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Noir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Burnt Orange Heresy\u003c\/i\u003e--the 1970s crime classic--has lost none of its savage delights as it re-creates the making of a murderer, calmly and with exquisite tension, while satirizing the workings of the art world as the ultimate con. \"Stunning\" \u003ci\u003e(The New Yorker).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing, and fiercely ambitious art critic James Figueras will do anything--blackmail, burglary, and beyond--to make a name for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When an unscrupulous collector offers Figueras a career-making chance to interview Jacques Debierue, the greatest living--and most reclusive--artist, the critic must decide how far he will go to become the art-world celebrity he hungers to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Will Figueras stop at the opportunity to skim some cream for himself or push beyond morality's limits to a bigger payoff? \u003cp\u003e Crossing the art world with the underworld, \u003cb\u003eCharles Willeford\u003c\/b\u003e created a novel of dark hue and high aesthetic polish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To add to the juicy 1970s story: Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger starred in the movie version of this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eA novel full of genuine fun that also manages to make a level statement about the art world and its hermetic credulities.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46313435431063,"sku":"9781419740459","price":1356.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781419740459.webp?v=1768669219","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-burnt-orange-heresy-a-noir-thriller-of-art-deception-and-deadly-ambition-9781419740459","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}