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The Italian Teacher
Tom Rachman's grand and moving family drama set against the pretention, prestige and pomp of the international art world, now in a new format edition
Tom Rachman's grand and moving family drama set against the pretention, prestige and pomp of the international art world, now available in a new format edition.
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Conceived while his larger-than-life father, Bear Bavinsky, cavorted around Rome in the 1950s, the young Pinch learns that his father’s genius trumps everything else. After Bear abandons his family, Pinch strives to make himself worthy—first as a painter, and then as his father’s biographer, before settling, disillusioned, into a job teaching Italian in London.
And when Bear dies, Pinch hatches a scheme to secure his father’s legacy.
What makes an artist? With his signature compassion and humour, Tom Rachman conjures a life lived in the shadow of greatness. The Italian Teacher is a masterly novel about a son striving to make his own mark on the world.
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The Italian Teacher by Tom Rachman is widely praised for its engaging, heart-wrenching narrative that explores themes of art, family, and authenticity. Critics acclaim Rachman's ability to bring characters to life with emotional subtlety and his evocative depiction of different eras and settings. The novel is noted for its humour, nuanced psychology, and its insightful examination of the complexities of filial relationships and artistic genius.
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ISBN: 9781922268730
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 March 2020
Country: Australia
Imprint: The Text Publishing Company
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 384
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About the Author
Born in London and raised in Vancouver, Tom Rachman studied cinema at the University of Toronto and journalism at Columbia University in New York. His novels, all published by Text, include the bestselling The Imperfectionists, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers and Basket of Deplorables. He lives in London.
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