A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moores sacre bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins the dapper henri toulouselautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of vincent van gogh. Without even reading a single sentence in this book. Peek inside the pages of sacre bleu by christopher moore, now on sale. Christopher moore is the author of a dirty job, fool and lamb. A comedy dart buy now this is a tale about a young bakerpainter and it holds some history and some mystery that will grab the interest of the readers till the end. And during the time period shortly after the dinosaurs died.
See all books authored by christopher moore, including lamb. A comedy dart paperback october 9, 2012 by christopher moore author. Sacr bleu the greatest painters of their time are being enchanted by a color. Now, in his latest masterpiece, sacr bleu, the immortal moore takes on the great french masters. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
A comedy dart is heavy on the blue and the art, but light on the comedy. March 28, 2012 author christopher moores new novel sacre bleu begins and ends with a meditation on the color blue and in between sends. Christopher was born on 1st january 1957 in toledo, ohio and was raised in mansfield, ohio. Christopher moores latest novel sacre bleu is an extremely well researched off the wall romp through paris art nobility, taking place immediately after the death of vincent van gogh. The book is set in the art scene of 19th century paris, a fascinating time for the art world. Join facebook to connect with christopher moore and others you may know. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. Art, mystery and posh pigments in sacre bleu author christopher moores new novel sacre bleu begins and ends with a meditation on the color blue. Christopher answers questions from fans while signing his book noir. Lucien lessard and toulouselautrec need to figure out if thats what killed their friend vincent van gogh. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, and a dirty job, and more on. Every artist of this era makes an appearance in sacre bleu, mr.
In his new novel, sacre bleu, christopher moore leaves behind the lust lizards and vampires of the west coast for the world of art in 1890s paris. His dad was a highway patrolman and his mom marketed major home appliances at a departmental store. Christopher moore is the author of fifteen novels, including the international bestsellers, lamb, a dirty job, you suck and secondhand souls 2015. Sacre bleu the greatest painters of their time are being enchanted by a color. Christopher moore is a very talented supernatural comic novelist, but hes maddeningly hitormiss. Moore did a ton of impressive research for this book.