ARGONAUT BOOKS

A great painter lies on his deathbed. In a burst of literary brilliance, Max Porter translates into seven written pictures the explosive final workings of the artist's mind. Reviews Brilliant notes towards a very private communion with the painter.Observer - Tim AdamsPorter is one of our most exciting writers. He dares to experiment and that means both the flare of mercury and the burnt crucible. Some sections enthral, others alienate. Like its subject, The Death of Francis Bacon is tricky, wicked and wonderfully weird.Spectator - Laura FreemanA writer of boundless energy an...Read More