Contre-Jour

by Gabriel Josipovici

Published 3 November 1988
Gabriel Josipovici's acclaimed novel reissued in 2018.

Josipovici's novel is based on the life of Pierre Bonnard, the painter of enchanting domestic interiors and innocently unsensual nudes. A thoughtful and deeply felt piece told in three parts from the perspectives of Bonnard's wife, daughter, and the painter himself.