The Portrait

Iain Pears

first published 2004 Riverhead Trade, 2006 paperback 224 pages

An art critic journeys to a remote island off Brittany to sit for a portrait painted by an old friend, a gifted but tormented artist living in self-imposed exile. The painter recalls their years of friendship, the gift of the critic's patronage, and his callous betrayals. As he struggles to capture the character of the man, as well as his image, on canvas, it becomes clear that there is much more than a portrait at s...

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Portrait edition · 2014 · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780007402939
The Portrait ebook · 2009 · Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781440681370
The Portrait paperback · 2006 · Vintage Canada · 224 pages · 9780676977516
The Portrait edition · 2006 · Harper Perennial · 9780007232819
The Portrait paperback · 2006 · Riverhead Trade · 224 pages · 9781594481758
portrait edition · 2005 · Riverhead Books · 211 pages
The portrait edition · 2005 · HarperCollins · 211 pages · 9780007202768
The Portrait edition · 2005 · Penguin Audio · 9780143057505
The Portrait hardcover · 2005 · Knopf Canada · 224 pages · 9780676977509
The portrait edition · 2005 · Thorndike Press · 245 pages
The Portrait edition · 2004 · Penguin Highbridge (Aud) · 9780786553389

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