{"product_id":"perspectives-laurent-binet","title":"Perspectives (Laurent Binet)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2026*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'There is no living writer whose new books I fall on with greater delight than Laurent Binet. . . \u003ci\u003ePerspectives\u003c\/i\u003e is a proper treat' Naomi Alderman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dazzling romp'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlorence,1557. As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade. At his home, a hidden portrait scandalously depicting Maria de Medici, daughter of the Duke of Florence, as a naked Venus. Who is the murderer? Who made the painting? As the city erupts in chaos, Giorgio Vasari, the great art historian, is picked to lead the investigation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLetters fly back and forth carrying news of plots and speculation about the killer's identity - between Maria and her aunt Catherine de' Medici, the queen of France; between Catherine and her secret agents; and between Vasari and his friend Michelangelo. And the truth, when it comes to light, is as shocking as the bold new artworks that have made Florence the red-hot centre of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBursting with characters and colour, \u003ci\u003ePerspectives \u003c\/i\u003eis a mystery like no other that shows us Renaissance Florence as we've never seen it before - a dazzling, hugely entertaining novel of court machinations, murder and art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Doesn't get much better than this' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A racy and enjoyable detective story'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzling romp'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and very gripping'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaurent Binet \u003c\/b\u003elives and works in France. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eHHhH\u003c\/i\u003e, was an international bestseller which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt du premier roman, among other prizes. The \u003ci\u003e7th Function of Language\u003c\/i\u003e won the Prix de la FNAC and Prix Interallié. \u003ci\u003eCivilisations\u003c\/i\u003e is a bestseller that has won the Grand Prix de l'Académie française.\nSam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet's \u003ci\u003eHHhH\u003c\/i\u003e and Leila Slimani's \u003ci\u003eLullaby\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 272 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65918840275293,"sku":"K010366039","price":10.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1036603900001A.jpg?v=1789392071","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/perspectives-laurent-binet","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}