Art and Lies

About this book

A defrocked priest describes how he removed the breast of a perfectly healthy prostitute to punish her for her lifestyle in this experimental novel. The priest, who is a doctor, is one of three characters discussing art, technology and truth while travelling on a high-speed train. The others are a painter and a poet. By the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit.

Subjects

  • 18.05 english literature
  • art
  • art and technology
  • artists
  • artists, fiction
  • english fiction
  • english literature
  • fiction
  • high speed trains
  • monologues
  • psychology
  • sappho -- fiction
  • women artists
  • women authors