Alive in Shape and Color, Lawrence Block
Alive in Shape and Color, Lawrence Block
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Alive in Shape and Color
17 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired

Author: Lawrence Block

Narrator: Xe Sands, Matt Godfrey

Unabridged: 11 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

Even before Lawrence Block could rest on his laurels from In Sunlight or In Shadow, a question arose. What would he do for an encore?

Suppose each author was invited to select a painting from the whole panoply of visual art—From the cave drawings at Lascaux to a contemporary abstract canvas on which the paint has barely dried. And what a dazzling response! Joyce Carol Oates picked Le Beaux Jours by Balthus. Warren Moore chose Salvador Dali's The Pharmacist of Ampurdam Seeking Absolutely Nothing. Michael Connelly has a go at The Garden of Earthly Delights by Harry's namesake Hieronymous Bosch. S. J. Rozan finds a story in Hokusai's The Great Wave, while Jeffery Deaver's "A Significant Find” draws its inspiration from—yes—those prehistoric cave drawings at Lascaux. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch moves from painting to sculpture and selects Rodin. In artists ranging from Art Frahm and Norman Rockwell to René Magritte and Clifford Still, the impressive concept goes on to include Thomas Pluck, Sarah Weinman, David Morrell, Craig Ferguson, Joe R. Lansdale, Jill D. Block, Justin Scott, Jonathan Santlofer, Gail Levin, Nicholas Christopher, and Lee Child.

Contains mature themes.

About Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block is an award-winning, internationally renowned bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series as well as dozens of short stories, articles, and books on writing. Block lives in New York City with his wife, Lynne.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on November 22, 2017

I’d really enjoyed In Sunlight or in Shadow, a collection of short stories inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper, so grabbing a copy of this collection (once again edited by Lawrence Block) was a no-brainer for me. There’s a brilliant cast of writers here, including big-time sellers such as......more

Goodreads review by Deb on December 10, 2017

Marvelous, as always. Should Mr. Block ever be tempted to give up the writing of stories, series, novels, etc., I sincerely hope he continues to curate anthologies such as Alive in Shape and Color. Its premise is simple. Have a number of writers each pick one painting by the artist of their choice,......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 20, 2017

I had an ARC. A very enjoyable read of a variation of short stories by different authors based on different works of art. Reminded me very much of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Amazing Authors Tell the Tales / With an Introduction by Lemony Snicket and makes me want to read Lawrence Blo......more

Goodreads review by Scott on June 12, 2018

I was excited to pick this one up even though I've yet to get to the Edward Hopper anthology "In Sunlight or In Shadow", which preceded it and inspired this follow up, however it was sad to read that Block hadn't contirbuted a new story here and he's candid enough in the foreword to say there might......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on November 04, 2017

After going back and forth with fiction and True Crime non-fiction, it was a bit refreshing to jump into a book of a different kind...something very unlike anything that I had been reading. Alive in Shape and Color: 17 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired...one of those books I w......more