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The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque

A mysterious and richly evocative novel, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque tells the story of portraitist Piero Piambo, who is offered a commission unlike any other. The client is Mrs. Charbuque, a wealthy and elusive woman who asks Piambo to paint her portrait, though with one bizarre twist: he may question her at length on any topic, but he may not, under any circumstances, see her. So begins an astonishing journey into Mrs. Charbuque's world and the world of 1893 New York society in this hypnotically compelling literary thriller.

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  • "Portrait of Mis Charbuque"
  • "Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque"

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  • "A mysterious and richly evocative novel, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque tells the story of portraitist Piero Piambo, who is offered a commission unlike any other. The client is Mrs. Charbuque, a wealthy and elusive woman who asks Piambo to paint her portrait, though with one bizarre twist: he may question her at length on any topic, but he may not, under any circumstances, see her. So begins an astonishing journey into Mrs. Charbuque's world and the world of 1893 New York society in this hypnotically compelling literary thriller."@en
  • "Piero Piambo, the leading portraitist in 1890s New York, recieves a bizarre commision. He will be paid a large fee to paint the portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, and although he can ask her any question, he must never look upon his subject."@en
  • "Piero Piambo, the leading portraitist in 1890s New York, recieves a bizarre commision. He will be paid a large fee to paint the portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, and although he can ask her any question, he must never look upon his subject."
  • "Piambo, peintre de son état, accepte un défi : peindre une femme qu'il ne verra jamais, s'inspirant uniquement de ce qu'elle lui raconte d'elle. Peu à peu Mme Charbuque envoûte Piambo qui n'est plus capable ni de peindre ni de vivre...--[Memento]."
  • "Piambo, peintre de son état, accepte un défi : peindre une femme qu'il ne verra jamais, s'inspirant uniquement de ce qu'elle lui raconte d'elle. Peu à peu Mme Charbuque envoûte Piambo qui n'est plus capable ni de peindre ni de vivre..."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"@en

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  • "查布克夫人的畫像"
  • "查布克夫人的画像 = The portrait of Mis Charbuque"
  • "The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque"
  • "The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque"@en
  • "샤르부크 부인 의 초상 = The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque"
  • "查布克夫人的画像"
  • "Le portrait de madame Charbuque : roman"
  • "Syarŭbuk'ŭ puin ŭi ch'osang = The portrait of Mrs. Charbuque"
  • "Portret missis Sharbuk : [roman]"
  • "Портрет миссис Шарбук : [роман]"
  • "Cha bu ke fu ren de hua xiang"
  • "The portrait of mrs. charbuque"@en
  • "Cha-bu-ke fu ren de hua xiang"
  • "Cha bu ke fu ren de hua xiang = The portrait of Mis Charbuque"
  • "Portret gospođe Šarbuk"

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