Le Condottière
Posthumous novel by Georges Perec / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Le Condottière is a posthumous novel by the French writer Georges Perec, originally written between 1957 and 1960,[2] but published in 2012 by the publishing house Seuil, in its collection "Librairie du XXe et du XXIe siècles"[3] directed by Maurice Olender.[4]
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Author | Georges Perec |
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Illustrator | Antonello da Messina |
Language | French |
Genre | Narrative, Novel, Psychological thriller |
Publisher | Éditions du Seuil |
Publication date | March 1, 2012[1] |
Media type | Book |
Pages | 224 |
Preceded by | Vœux |
Followed by | L'Attentat de Sarajevo |
Its protagonist is Gaspard Winckler, a prominent forger of paintings by famous painters who has murdered his boss, Anatole Madera, after trying in vain to finish what would be his masterpiece, a condottiero that he would pass off as a creation of Antonello da Messina.
The book is dedicated to Jacques Lederer,[5] with whom he corresponded, venting about the editorial rejection of the novel. Part of the contents of these letters, along with other editorial information, are included in a foreword written by Claude Burgelin, who also provides some biographical information about the author.[6]