Description
A self-styled art expert named Morrow is drawn into a high-stakes commission to authenticate a set of old, supposedly priceless paintings—only to find that the past he tried to bury is waiting in the shadows of the art world. As he navigates Ireland’s social and moral backwaters, Morrow’s obsession with a younger woman he calls “A” threads through a narrative shaped like a confession, letter, or essay. John Banville’s sleek, brilliantly controlled prose turns questions of value—artistic, personal, and ethical—into a labyrinth of memory, identity, and reinvention. With themes of deception, guilt, and the seductive power of beauty, *Athena* delivers a darkly playful, psychologically incisive continuation of the “Frames” trilogy’s inquiry into how stories are made—and how they make us.
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paperback
Picador
Published Feb 11, 2016
240 pages
ISBN: 9781509822638
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First Published
1995
Language
eng
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