Книга: Barker Pat «Life Class»
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Серия: "-" Life Class is the first novel in Pat Barker's Life Class Trilogy - a powerful and unforgettable story of art and war Spring, 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks's studio for his life-drawing class. But for Paul Tarrant the class is troubling, underscoring his own uncertainty about making a mark on the world. When war breaks out and the army won't take Paul, he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross just as he and fellow student Elinor Brooke admit their feelings for one another. Amidst the devastation in Ypres, Paul comes to see the world anew - but have his experiences changed him completely?'Triumphant, shattering, inspiring'The Times'Barker writes as brilliantly as ever... with great tenderness and insight she conveys a wartime world turned upside down'Independent on Sunday'Vigorous, masterly, gripping'Penelope Lively, Independent'Extraordinarily powerful'Sunday Telegraph Other titles in the trilogy: Toby's Room Noonday. Издательство: "Penguin Group" (2014)
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Life class — A life class is a class held in art schools for the purpose of instructing art students on drawing or painting the human figure from live models. Life classes are usually reserved for more advanced students because of the complexities of the… … Wikipedia
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