Justine

Alice Thompson

first published 1996 Counterpoint Press, 2000 paperback 227 pages

Set in contemporary London, Justine chronicles one man's obsession with beauty and his journey through the darkest recesses of the mind in its pursuit. A sensitive art collector, nameless throughout, becomes enchanted by Justine, the portrait that hangs above his mantel. Enthralled, he spends hours in his flat, smoking opium and watching the beautiful woman in the painting. Searching London for the object of his rav...

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Justine paperback · 2000 · Counterpoint Press · 227 pages · 9781582430539
Justine hardcover · 1998 · Counterpoint Press · 226 pages · 9781887178655
Justine edition · 1996 · Canongate Books · 137 pages

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