{"product_id":"the-connoisseur-9781593760625","title":"The Connoisseur","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Evan S. Connell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Connoisseur\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411649683607,"sku":"9781593760625","price":1378.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781593760625.webp?v=1767444141","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-connoisseur-9781593760625","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}