The Portrait: A Novel, by Willem Jan Otten
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This is a short and extremely powerful new novel from one of Holland’s greatest living writers. Reminiscent of Oscar Wilde’sThe Picture of Dorian Gray, this is a novel narrated by a canvas, an extraordinary eye-witness and participant in an extraordinary story. A young painter, loved for his fine and true-to-life portraits, receives a commission that is unlike any he’s had before: make a portrait of a dead boy. ‘You will save a life with it’ says the boy’s extremely rich father. The painter knows he will have to surpass himself. He takes on the job. Who was the boy? Why is he dead? Why, when the painting is finished, does the father not come to collect it? And why is the painter actually making this painting? The Portrait is an extraordinarily thrilling novel about the desire to bring someone into the world. But also about love and death, betrayal and trust, truth and falsehood, lies and honesty. It’s breathtaking how Willem Jan Otten, with all the story-telling talent he has at his disposal, plays with secrets and riddles that the reader can only unravel at the very end. As he did in his previous novel (Nothing Wrong With Us) Otten once again shows that he can write in a much shorter space than many of his contemporaries, an ingenious, contemporary and extraordinarily gripping novel.
The Portrait: A Novel, by Willem Jan Otten- Amazon Sales Rank: #2563846 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 2
- Dimensions: 7.50" h x 5.00" w x .75" l, .40 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 192 pages
Review "This little novella by renowned Dutch poet, playwright and essayist Willem Jan Otten is one of the strangest and more enchanting works I have come across in some time ... While the work operates partly as a meditation on the act of creation, the extraordinary twin stories of love, desire and betrayal that carry it are revealed with the skill and timing of a psychological thriller. It poses questions for the reader at every turn and constantly surprises with the secrets it withholds, even to the last page ... This translation by award-winning David Colmer makes a remarkable and intriguing work available in English." —Liam Davison, Weekend Australian"An elegant and absorbing meditation on art and life, deception and revelation." —Cameron Woodhead, The Age"This is a book worth reading and rereading ... The author is a master in story-telling and he plays with secrets and riddles that he leaves to us, the readers, to unravel. It is amazing how he builds his case in this relatively short but thrilling story." — Dutch Courier"Otten recounts an exciting story. The different plots weave cleverly together and quite often the twists in the story surprise the reader....Otten connects in a very clever way the creation of art with the creation of life." — Parool "Willem Jan Otten surpasses himself … His new novel sings in places, more than I have ever heard before. Not Gregorian chants but Ottenorian. Read this book with your ears wide open." — Vrij Nederland
About the Author Willem Jan Otten, who was born in 1951, is a multi-award-winning Dutch poet, essayist, playwright, and novelist. His novel The Portrait, published in Holland as Specht en zoon (‘Specht and Son’), was awarded that country’s prestigious literary award, the Libris Literary Prize, in 2005
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Intriguing By Ama Su Nilia I got this book from my public library in one of those aleatory book discovery moments I like to have now an then..This is a tiny book that, however, offers an unforgettable experience, if you are into odd stories, literary experimentation and entertainment, all at once.The Portrait is the story of Felix Vincent, a prestigious painter who accepts to paint the portrait of the dead son of Valery Specht, a rich and dubious industrialist, just for the money. This is also the story of Felix's private life and his relationship with his wife, the story of the relationship between Felix and his newly-acquired giant white-Extra- Fine-Quadruple-Universal-Primed canvas, and the story of the canvas -who is actually the narrator of the story- on which the portrait is going to be painted.The literary language (at least the one reflected by the translation) is precise and matter of fact, without any flourish or narrative intricacy. However, the apparent simplicity of the language and composition are counteracted by the originality of the story, the precision of its tempo, and the depth and insight of its narrative voice. The result is a fascinating contemporary noir story that goes beyond the facts narrated in the story, and explores with fluidity subjects like artistic creation, personal intimacy and trust, social and intellectual assumptions, and the world of Art.A priori, it could sound shocking that the canvas is the narrator of the story. However, Otten takes such an absurd poetic license to transcend the facts described in the story, so the canvas becomes a sort of universal consciousness, an invisible observer and a jury with a sense of humour.The book gets more interesting and fascinating by the page, and, at the end, you will be lamenting that there aren't more pages. That is always a great sign.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Give it a Chance By K. E. Rayne This is perhaps the most unusual novel I've ever read. It's narrated in first person by the canvas on which a portrait will be painted. Readers will REALLY have to suspend their disbelief to buy into this--forget about logic, including whether canvas can smell and hear, and you will see an interesting story told in a brand new way.
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