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The Forger

Paul Watkins

2000240 pagesabout 4–6 hours
2000
first published
  • 2000Faber and Faber · 338 pages · ENGISBN 9780571201945
  • 2002Ulverscroft · ENGISBN 9780708947012
  • 2001Faber and Faber · 240 pagesISBN 9780571206391
  • 2001Picador · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780312276966
  • 2000Picador · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780312265939

"It is 1939, and young American art student David Halifax has ventured to Paris - just before the outbreak of the Second World War. An art dealer puts some of his paintings on the market, attempting to pass them off as the work of an Old Master, but when the ruse is uncovered, it is Halifax who is arrested, and charged with forgery. As the Nazis converge upon Paris, Halifax is then press-ganged into service by the Resistance. Halifax is painfully aware that this unwanted commission is one that could cost him his life."--BOOK JACKET.

How it feels

AtmosphereBleak

How it reads

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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