- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Old Street Publishing (22 May 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905847122
- ISBN-13: 978-1905847129
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 559,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
The Pornographer of Vienna tells the life story of Egon
Schiele, the infamous Austrian painter famed for his sexually explicit
portraits of the underbelly of Viennese life in the dying years of the
Habsburg empire. Crofts recounts how Schiele is persecuted by his family,
imprisoned by the Habsburg authorities and forced into poverty by an
unappreciative art world. Schiele finally finds acclaim with those who had
earlier shunned him, before dying tragically a few days short of the end of
the Great War. This novel inspired by Schiele's twisted and perverse life
charts the ascent and demise of Austria's most decadent and most
misunderstood painter.
Schiele, the infamous Austrian painter famed for his sexually explicit
portraits of the underbelly of Viennese life in the dying years of the
Habsburg empire. Crofts recounts how Schiele is persecuted by his family,
imprisoned by the Habsburg authorities and forced into poverty by an
unappreciative art world. Schiele finally finds acclaim with those who had
earlier shunned him, before dying tragically a few days short of the end of
the Great War. This novel inspired by Schiele's twisted and perverse life
charts the ascent and demise of Austria's most decadent and most
misunderstood painter.
About the Author
Lewis C. Crofts was born in 1977, and grew up in Somerset. He
studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Oxford, before
leaving England to live and work successively in Germany, France, Czech
Republic, and Belgium. His fascination with Egon Schiele was sparked while
living in Prague, helped by his love of German and Bohemian languages and
cultures. He is working on a second novel.
studied Modern and Medieval Languages at Oxford, before
leaving England to live and work successively in Germany, France, Czech
Republic, and Belgium. His fascination with Egon Schiele was sparked while
living in Prague, helped by his love of German and Bohemian languages and
cultures. He is working on a second novel.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absorbing and informative,
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This review is from: The Pornographer of Vienna (Paperback)
Crofts has "got" turn of the century Vienna.
The book is a chronological look at the life of a tortured artist. Don't be put off by the title if "porn" isn't your bag - it refers to the denunciations Egon Schiele had to face in court when defending his art. This is an intelligent read. He shows rather than tells and, like his subject, paints pictures of the venality and sensibilities of a daring young man in a conservative society. I enjoyed it greatly. For a first novel, we can surely expect impressive things from this man. If you enjoyed Nabokov, you'll certainly enjoy Crofts. Incidentally, the opening line of the novel is amongst the best I have read in years.
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Brave New Voice,
This review is from: The Pornographer of Vienna (Paperback)
Being a reader who always judges a book by its cover, I was spot on with `The Pornographer of Vienna'. The enticing dust-cover aside, the story itself was totally gripping. I read it in a couple of sittings and was carried along by the pace of the writing and the refreshing use of language: Crofts seems to cook up mind-bending metaphors at will and is particularly strong on dpicting the tension between characters. It is, more or less, the tale of the tortured artist, which I thought I had heard before: all the navel-gazing, ear-slashing, whatever. But this blew me away. The rebellious and flawed Schiele is fascinating, erotic, inspiring, tragic, spinning unavoidably to his fate. Well worth the effort.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Saucy but classy,
By J Falmer (North London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Pornographer of Vienna (Paperback)
This story of Egon Schiele and Gustave Klimt and the woman who came between them is very atmospheric and full of historic detail. There are a lot of erotic scenes in it but not gratuitous. I had to take the dustjacket off before my mum saw it, tho!
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