{"product_id":"9781419740459","title":"The Burnt Orange Heresy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Burnt Orange Heresy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e—the 1970s crime classic—has lost none of its savage delights as it re-creates the making of a murderer, calmly and with exquisite tension, while satirizing the workings of the art world as the ultimate con. \"Stunning\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e(The New Yorker).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-talking, backstabbing, womanizing, and fiercely ambitious art critic James Figueras will do anything—blackmail, burglary, and beyond—to make a name for himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an unscrupulous collector offers Figueras a career-making chance to interview Jacques Debierue, the greatest living—and most reclusive—artist, the critic must decide how far he will go to become the art-world celebrity he hungers to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Figueras stop at the opportunity to skim some cream for himself or push beyond morality's limits to a bigger payoff?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing the art world with the underworld, Charles Willeford created a novel of dark hue and high aesthetic polish. And to add to the juicy 1970s story: Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger starred in the movie version of this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A novel full of genuine fun that also manages to make a level statement about the art world and its hermetic credulities.” —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Willeford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48548692525216,"sku":"9781419740459","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_08dd191a-e600-4960-87f5-b5ecba4574c7.jpg?v=1706359723","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781419740459","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}