Vivienne : a novel
Russo, Emmalea, 1986-2025
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Did Vivienne Volker Kill Wilma Lang? This question has dogged Vivienne ever since Wilma jumped from a window to her death shortly after Volker stole her lover, visionary artist Hans Bellmer, in the 1970s. Once a famous artist and fashion icon, Volker is now in her eighties and spends her days in religious contemplation in Pennsylvania alongside her daughter Velour Bellmer, her granddaughter Vesta Furio, her younger boyfriend - a garbageman named Lou - and Franz, the family dog. Their quiet lives are disrupted when Vivienne's work is selected for inclusion in a high-profile retrospective called 'Forgotten Women Surrealists' at the prestigious NAT Museum. However, when rumors of her past misdeeds circulate and she is dropped from the show, a gallery curator enters the picture hoping to capitalize on the buzz generated by the controversy, sending the family's tensions, hopes, and dreams to a dizzying peak.
Main title:
Vivienne : a novel / Emmalea Russo.
Author:
Russo, Emmalea, 1986-, author
Imprint:
New York : Arcade Publishing, 2025.
Collation:
264 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781648211485 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
BRN:
4106407