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Orient Express

A 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzle
By Maria Rivans
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Orient Express by Maria Rivans is a humorous journey that follows an eclectic group of characters on a comedic train adventure across Europe. Each passenger brings their own quirks, leading to a series of amusing misunderstandings and unexpected antics. The narrative is a delightful exploration of cultural clashes and personal epiphanies, all set against the backdrop of a charming and picturesque train ride.
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Format: Jigsaw
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Orient Express

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A nostalgic jigsaw journey through a dreamlike collage landscape of European railways

Join celebrated collage artist Maria Rivans on a nostalgic jigsaw journey across Europe! Winding through the heart of the continent, you'll be delighted by a host of cosmopolitan sights and spectacular landscapes, with intriguing pre-war imagery conjuring up travel's most glamorous era.

The collage will include hundreds of images, featuring all the stops on the historic Orient Express routes: London, Calais, Paris, Strasbourg, Zurich, Lausanne, Simplon Tunnel, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Innsbruck, Munich, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia, Bucharest, Varna, Istanbul, Athens, Berlin, and more. Drawing heavily on the pre-war and fin de siècle, this is a mysterious, inviting view of Europe.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837760244

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Jigsaw

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Skittledog

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 490.0mm

Height: 685.0mm

Weight: 780g

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About the Author

Maria Rivans is a collage artist based in Brighton, UK. She curated the images in the hugely successful Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage (2020), has exhibited her work internationally, and created a book and three unique jigsaw puzzles. Known for its surreal approach, Maria's collages are in a constant dialogue with cultures of the past, reinventing narratives while spinning bizarre and dreamlike tales.

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