![]() ![]() ![]() I wanted to see these people as individuals, instead of Relatives in Trouble. I hungered for characterizing details beyond pain d'amande and the titles of books the uncle taught his undergraduates. These are plaintive but do little to signify the authors. We know her relatives only through the letters they send. To her credit Shapiro handles education deftly: Alizée's challenges feel immediate because they are hers, not because the author needs to teach us a thing or two about art or the Holocaust or the New Deal.Īlizée's family in France feels indistinct here, however. Populated by real artists and political figures, set among the tectonic movements of history, a novel like "The Muralist'' would be a risky venture for any author: How much should you expect the reader to know? One false move with exposition and you either alienate or bore. ![]()
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