{"product_id":"the-painter-of-battles-paperback-1","title":"The Painter of Battles - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArturo Perez-Reverte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Sayers Peden\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrés Faulques, a world-renowned war photographer, has retreated to a tower overlooking the Spanish coast, where he paints a vast mural incorporating the indelible images of conflict he's witnessed in his lifetime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne night, an unexpected visitor interrupts his solitude. As Faulques struggles to recall the face, the man explains that he was the subject of an iconic photo taken by Faulques in a war zone years ago-a photo that destroyed his life. \"And why have you come looking for me?\" asks Faulques. The stranger answers, \"Because I'm going to kill you.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins a life-or-death exchange in which Faulques is forced to recall a time when he loved a beautiful woman and risked his life daily for art and testimony. Yet as the tense dialogue between Faulques and his would-be killer continues, the stakes grow even higher. What they are grappling with becomes not just Faulques' fate, but the very nature of love and cruelty itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArturo Pérez-Reverte's bestselling books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Club Dumas, The Flanders Panel, The Fencing Master\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Captain Alatriste series, have been translated into thirty-four languages in fifty countries and have sold millions of copies. Born in Cartagena, Spain, Pérez-Reverte now lives in Madrid, where he was recently elected to the Spanish Royal Academy. A former war journalist, he covered conflicts in Angola, Bosnia, Croatia, El Salvador, Lebanon, Nicaragua, the Persian Gulf, and Sudan, among others. He now writes fiction full time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.96 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46714790281413,"sku":"9780812977301","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/FdnoGMqV4L9780812977301_a1c0e88d-b817-4a7a-b668-3a160926b5ea.webp?v=1786525759","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-painter-of-battles-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}