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I, Carravagio
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I, Caravaggio will appeal to readers interested in historical fiction that delves into the passionate, often scandalous lives of famous artists, as well as those drawn to rich explorations of artistic genius and personal turmoil during the Baroque era.
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The famous bisexual libertine who would be more at home on Tinder than at a Roman Cathedral, gallivants through the streets like brush strokes to become a Baroque 16th century icon.
The year is 1604 and Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is a superstar, his blockbuster paintings packing the pews of Rome. Caravaggio should be revelling in prosperity, but the artistic trailblazer and nefarious street-brawler is his own worst enemy. While the genius paints masterpieces, the ruffian in him can't stay out of jail.
Caravaggio is a man at existential odds with himself until falling in love with Lena Antognetti, the prostitute modelling his newest Virgin pictures. Caravaggio paints Lena into a life of wealth and celebrity, but the power couple's provocative fame earns them a horde of resentful and jealous enemies.
I, Caravaggio dramatizes the superstar's psychological unravelling under the sexual and political pressures of the Catholic Reformation.
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ISBN: 9781955904759
Publisher: Clash Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Clash Books
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 228.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 342
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About the Author
Eugenio Volpe is the author of the forthcoming novel I, Caravaggio (Clash Books 2023). His essay "Jesus Kicks His Oedipus Complex" was listed as notable in Best American Essays 2021. His stories have appeared in The Massachusetts Review, Salamander, New York Tyrant, VICE, Post Road, The Nervous Breakdown, BULL, and dozens of other journals. He is a former winner of the PEN Discovery Award for Fiction. He has also been nominated for Pushcart and Best of the Net prizes. He has appeared in the Boston Globe for his writing. He is a professor of rhetoric at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
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