Tiepolo Blue
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Cambridge, 1994. Professor Don Lamb is a revered art historian at the height of his powers, consumed by the book he is writing about the skies of the Venetian master Tiepolo. However, his academic brilliance belies a deep inexperience of life and love.
When an explosive piece of contemporary art is installed on the lawn of his college, it sets in motion Don’s abrupt departure from Cambridge to take up a role at a south London museum. There he befriends Ben, a young artist who draws him into the anarchic 1990s British art scene and the nightlife of Soho.
Over the course of one long, hot summer, Don glimpses a liberating new existence. But his epiphany is also a moment of self-reckoning, as his oldest friendship – and his own unexamined past – are revealed to him in a devastating new light. As Don’s life unravels, he suffers a fall from grace that that shatters his world into pieces.
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"Tiepolo Blue" is a wonderful example for why goodreads reviews should never discourage you from picking up a book. I had already seen the hardcover many moons ago at my local bookshop but decided not to buy it - the reviews really were mediocre at best. But then, thankfully, the paperback version of this novel found its way to my on my recent trip to London, and what can I tell you? Reading it was an absolute delight. Middle-aged art historian Don Lamb loses his position as a professor in Cambridge. He retreats to London, where he spends his summer being immersed in the modern art and gay scene of the 1990s, a world formerly unknown to him. "So is this another story of a privileged white man finding himself?" you may ask, and the answer is: Yes, yes it is. This book is pretentious and overly descriptive, has barely any plot and so many art references you really need to keep a pencil and an open Google tab nearby.
Description
Cambridge, 1994. Professor Don Lamb is a revered art historian at the height of his powers, consumed by the book he is writing about the skies of the Venetian master Tiepolo. However, his academic brilliance belies a deep inexperience of life and love.
When an explosive piece of contemporary art is installed on the lawn of his college, it sets in motion Don’s abrupt departure from Cambridge to take up a role at a south London museum. There he befriends Ben, a young artist who draws him into the anarchic 1990s British art scene and the nightlife of Soho.
Over the course of one long, hot summer, Don glimpses a liberating new existence. But his epiphany is also a moment of self-reckoning, as his oldest friendship – and his own unexamined past – are revealed to him in a devastating new light. As Don’s life unravels, he suffers a fall from grace that that shatters his world into pieces.
Book Information
Posts
"Tiepolo Blue" is a wonderful example for why goodreads reviews should never discourage you from picking up a book. I had already seen the hardcover many moons ago at my local bookshop but decided not to buy it - the reviews really were mediocre at best. But then, thankfully, the paperback version of this novel found its way to my on my recent trip to London, and what can I tell you? Reading it was an absolute delight. Middle-aged art historian Don Lamb loses his position as a professor in Cambridge. He retreats to London, where he spends his summer being immersed in the modern art and gay scene of the 1990s, a world formerly unknown to him. "So is this another story of a privileged white man finding himself?" you may ask, and the answer is: Yes, yes it is. This book is pretentious and overly descriptive, has barely any plot and so many art references you really need to keep a pencil and an open Google tab nearby.