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A Painter of our Time

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$19.95 US
5-1/12"W x 7-4/5"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Nov 03, 2026 | 208 Pages | 9781804298756

Berger's first novel, a meditation on art, exile and politics, reissued on the 100th anniversary of the author's birth

Exiled in London, the Hungarian artist Janos Lavin disappears one day, into thin air. His journal offers his friend John the only clues to where he has gone, and why. John Berger’s first novel is a passionate exploration of the artistic process, and a gripping detective story.
Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize-winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.

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Berger's first novel, a meditation on art, exile and politics, reissued on the 100th anniversary of the author's birth

Exiled in London, the Hungarian artist Janos Lavin disappears one day, into thin air. His journal offers his friend John the only clues to where he has gone, and why. John Berger’s first novel is a passionate exploration of the artistic process, and a gripping detective story.

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Storyteller, novelist, essayist, screenwriter, dramatist and critic, John Berger (1926-2017) was one of the most internationally influential writers of the last fifty years. His many books include Ways of Seeing; the fiction trilogy Into Their Labours; Here Is Where We Meet; the Booker Prize-winning novel G; Hold Everything Dear; the Man Booker-longlisted From A to X; and A Seventh Man.

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