An Object of Beauty
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An Object of Beauty is a novel by comedian and writer Steve Martin that explores the glamorous yet cutthroat world of the New York art scene through the rise of an ambitious young art dealer.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Steve Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
actor
ⓘ
comedian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| authorPreviousWork |
Shopgirl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Pleasure of My Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
art auctions
ⓘ
art dealing ⓘ contemporary art world ⓘ |
| explores |
cutthroat aspects of the art world
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glamorous aspects of the art world ⓘ intersection of art and commerce ⓘ |
| follows | rise of an ambitious young art dealer ⓘ |
| genre |
art world fiction
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fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | reproductions of artworks ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Steve Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780446573641 ⓘ |
| hasSettingContext | New York art market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lacey Yeager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Daniel Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 304 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grand Central Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
New York art scene
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aesthetics ⓘ ambition ⓘ art market ⓘ greed ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
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