Art enthusiasts who prefer neat solutions to baffling mysteries will find diverting reading in iain. Written by iain pears, audiobook narrated by gareth armstrong, daniel coonan, jonathan keeble. He was educated at warwick school, an allboys public school in warwick. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Set in rome, the raphael affair features the perpetually beset general bottando of the italian national art theft squad. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A return to the form that launched iain pears onto bestseller lists around the world. The novel which began iain pearss acclaimed art crime series, introducing general bottando and flavia di stefano of the italian national art theft squad.
The series includes the raphael affair, the titian committee, giottos hand and the immaculate deception. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The raphael affair by iain pears paperback harpercollins. The titian committee is book 2 in the jonathan argyll series by iain pears.
Hes come to check on his hunch that an obscure mantini canvas hanging in the church actually conceals a lost raphael painted beneath. Not only is the painting in question gone from the site, it has been swiftly purchased, restored, auctioned, and. Click to read more about the raphael affair by iain pears. Buy the raphael affair by iain pears from waterstones today. He has worked as a journalist, an art historian and a television consultant. Iain pears is currently considered a single author. The raphael affair art history mystery 9780425178928. Iain pears was born in 1955, educated at wadham college, oxford and won the getty scholarship to yale university. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The raphael affair by iain pears 9780425178928 dymocks. He succeeds brilliantly and sets the scene for many subsequent episodes, cleverly introducing each of his principle characters in such a way that. He is the author of numerous works, including seven detective novels in the jonathan argyll series, a book of art history, and the new york times bestselling. Fledgling british art historian jonathan argyll, picked up for vagrancy when hes found hanging around a pokey roman church, tells a wild story.
Iain pears spins a good yarn, moves quickly through several twists and turns, and delivers a very good art crime mystery. I am a fan of pears, enjoyed this book, found the art information to be good. Death and restoration art history mystery by pears, iain and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aug 24, 2016 iain pears was born in coventry in 1955.
The raphael affair kindle edition by iain pears author format. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He was educated at warwick school, warwick, wadham college and wolfson college, oxford. He is the author of an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio and stones fall. The raphael affair is the first in iain pears ultimately seventitle art history mysteryseries, and it opens with general taddeo bottando, the head of the italian national art theft squad, heading to work in offices pleasantly decorated with recovered stolen art. The raphael affair by iain pears, 9780425178928, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Like his popular art history mysteries, iain pears s erudite historical novels are as well researched and intricately plotted as they are suspenseful and colorful. Iain pears writes a series, of which the raphael affair is the first book, that features art historian jonathan argyll and the woman who becomes his wife during the run of the series, flavia di stefano, a member of an italian police squad that aims to prevent the theft of art from italys famous museums, private collections, and churches. Iain pears is a journalist and art historian with a doctorate in art history. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by.
Buy a cheap copy of the raphael affair book by iain pears. Iain pears is a journalist and art historian with a doctorate in art history from oxford. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A scottish painter meets his english mentor and former friend after many years, in this poisoned miniature from the author of the behemoth an instance of the fingerpost 1998 and the dream of scipio 2002 in the waning years of the 19th century, william nasmyth encouraged henry macalpine to paint, shared his knowledge of the european masters with the younger man. An excellent, unknown raphael was smuggled out of rome hidden under a painting. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Kindle store go search best sellers gift ideas new. Pdf the raphael affair download full pdf book download. English art scholar jonathan argyll was amazed to find himself arrested for vagrancywhile searching for a longlost raphael in a tiny roman church. In the raphael affair by iain pears book 1 of the series, jonathan argyll and his occasional lover flavia di stefano investigate the mystery of a raphael that has been found recently. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. The first part is by far the worst, and if i hadnt read other i. Author of the bernini bust, the bernini bust, giottos hand, the portrait, the raphael affair, death and restoration, an instance of the fingerpost, the dream of scipio. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
The raphael affair jonathan argyll, book 1 by iain pears book cover, description, publication history. Iain george pears born 8 august 1955 is an english art historian, novelist and journalist. He is the author of numerous works, including seven detective novels in the jonathan argyll series, a book of art history, and the new york times bestselling historical novel an instance of the fingerpost. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the raphael affair. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Teaching reading skills with childrens literature vol. The narrator is an poorly educated journalist from lower class backgroud, who has the job of investigating life of a famous financier but who doesnt understand finance, and isn. The mantini is already gone, sold to questionable british art dealer sir edward byrnes, who promptly cleans. I enjoyed mr pears descriptions of italy, of the food, and of the art. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
The story follows along logically without the need for stupid plot twists, still there are some surprises. Iain pears born 1955 is an english novelist who often draws on his expertise as an art historian to craft literary mysteries. The six other novels in the series include the titian committee 1992, the bernini bust 1993 and the immaculate deception. In his first book of the jonathan argyll series, iain pears sets out to delight us with the vagaries of italian crime fighting, international art dealership and a seemingly impossible love affair. One of his researchers, flavia di stefano, looks into and then reports on an unusual arrest. Iain pears at the 2015 edinburgh international book festival. Before writing, he worked as a reporter for the bbc, channel 4 uk and zdf germany and correspondent for reuters from 1982 to 1990 in italy, france, uk and us. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Iain pears is an english art historian, novelist and journalist. Pears was born on 8 august 1955 in coventry, england. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Iain pears books list of books by author iain pears. The raphael affair by iain pears 2 editions first published.
The raphael affair by iain pears overdrive rakuten. Educated at wadham college, oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian and a television consultant. From internationally bestselling author iain pears comes the seventh in his jonathan argyll series an intriguing mystery of love, loss, and artistic license. With 1998s the instance of the fingerpost, his first break from the artcentered jonathan argyll series, pears evoked the most rapturous praise of his career. His first novel, the raphael affair 1991, introduced jonathan argyll, a detective art historian who works with the italian art squad. Iain pears author iain pears was born in 1955, educated at wadham college, oxford and won the getty scholarship to yale university. When jonathan is arrested for breaking into an obscure church in rome, he. Pears combined his knowledge of art and his mystery writing technique in an instance of the fingerpost and other novels. A detailed view of italy and its excellent balance of thrilling crime writing and an intellectual knowledge of art accessrestricteditem true. The raphael affair jonathan argyll, book 1 by iain pears. In the raphael affair, the first book in the series, we are introduced to jonathan argyll, an enthusiastic young art scholar from england who has followed his suspicions about a longlost raphael painting to a small church in rome. The mantini is already gone, sold to questionable british art dealer sir edward byrnes, who promptly.