He has a unique way of telling a tale mixing the real world with other possibilities. Gentle reader after many hundreds of emails asking me when the next book would be released, i finally started coming up with some lists of some funny books you might enjoy while waiting for my next one. A comedy dart is heavy on the blue and the art, but light on the comedy. I love this book all caps and three exclamation marks. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Join facebook to connect with christopher moore and others you may know. Apr 02, 2012 for anyone familiar with christophers moores wit, sarcasm and often inappropriate humor, this book might come across as completely alien. Feb 10, 2012 it all goes back to moores first national book tour in 1997, promoting his fourth novel, island of the sequined love nun morrow. While not as laugh out loud funny as some of his other works, sacre bleu is still highly original and entertaining. A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measure sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. 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. Fans of noir film and fiction will find a lot to enjoy in this loving genre tribute, and those already familiar with moore s books will simply be in love. Christopher moore is the author of a dirty job, fool and lamb.
Now, in his latest masterpiece, sacre bleu, the immortal moore takes on the great french. Theres the deceptively easy humor of his early california novels, which only gets sharper and funnier in his san franciscobased vampire novels. In addition to the humor and the adventure, theres quite a bit of setting and historical detail in this book. Read online, or download in secure epub format christopher moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word. Moore did a ton of impressive research for this book. The book is also subtitle a comedy dart for good reason.
May 04, 2012 christopher moore is a very talented supernatural comic novelist, but hes maddeningly hitormiss. A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measure sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and. Carl hiassen moore s novels deftly blend surreal, occult, and even s. A comedy dart and millions of other books are available for instant. Apr 03, 2012 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. Sacre bleu by christopher moore summary from goodreads. Sacre bleu by christopher moore big brain book group. With the possible exclusions of fool, sacre bleu and the serpent of venice all his stories happen in the exact same galaxy and characters seem interchangeably from book to book. An absolutely hilarious book on the french impressionists that will make the reader lose himself. The book itself felt longer than necessary, and was not laugh out of funny, as moores previous books have been. A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measure. Its christopher moore, author guy, here youll find all kinds of goofy stuff.
Art by christopher moore vincent van gogh has been murdered. Without even reading a single sentence in this book. Moore is laughoutloud hilarious on more than one occasion in this book. It is accepted science that god himself gave the french. After van goghs death, lucien joins up with the diminutive force of nature henri toulouselautrec to track down the inspiration behind the sacre bleu. It is the color of the virgin marys cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with. A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art historywith cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measuresacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. Christopher moore on writing sacre bleu i suppose it started when i learned the circumstances of the suicide of vincent van gogh.
I had so much fun reading christopher moore s sacre bleu that i wanted to extend the experience, and i thought other readers might want to as well. Now, in his latest masterpiece, sacre bleu, the immortal moore takes on the great french masters. Sep 07, 2012 a delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine french cognac thrown in for good measure sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. I had so much fun reading christopher moores sacre bleu that i wanted to extend the experience, and i thought other readers might want to as well. But that doesnt mean there wasnt more to learn, and in the case of painting, more to see, and thus, ive created this guide. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sacre bleu. Feb 03, 2019 christopher moore is a master of the humorfilled, historical fiction with a fantasy twist novel.
Btw, you should know that the french expression sacrebleu is used to convey surprise, exasperation, or dismay. Apr 10, 2012 but that makes no sense to comic writer christopher moore. Practical demonkeeping, coyote blue, bloodsucking fiends, island of the sequined love nun, the lust lizard of melancholy cove, lamb, fluke, the stupidest angel, a dirty job, you suck, fool, bite me, sacre bleu, the serpent of venice, and secondhand souls. The novel is both witty and smart while taking you on a journey through history and art. Author christopher moore, seen on monday, march 26, 2012 in san francisco, calif. A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me. Author christopher moores new novel sacre bleu begins and ends with a. A city girl with a new thirst for life but no instruction book and a boy from the midwest looking to find his fortune, and maybe a girlfriend who wont eat him. While i do think that sacre bleu has a fascinating jumping off point imagining another reason behind van. Christopher moore is a master of the humorfilled, historical fiction with a fantasy twist novel. So he kicks off his bawdy new novel, sacre bleu, with a characteristically zany version of his own. It says a lot about christopher moore that he can write a book centering. The book is set in the art scene of 19th century paris, a fascinating time for the art world. Finally, with a deadline looming, i had to stop researching and just write the book.
Mar 28, 2012 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 and in between sends the great artists of. I even wrote the entire manuscript of bite me while i was researching sacre bleu. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. And possibly a space alien, because, hey, this is a christopher moore book. What books have you read, or do you know, which have art as a theme, but are not art books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sacre bleu. It now ranks aside, if not atop fluke, lamb and a dirty job, my favourite moores. This book, like other christopher moore books goes beyond your normal novel. There are really two ages and two operating modes for hugely popular comedic writer moore the griff, 2011, etc.
Sacre bleu the guide to christopher moores sacre bleu. Its definitely worth a read, and it will give you a reason to shout out sacre bleu. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Christopher moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word. A comedy dart 1st edition by christopher moore isbn. Christopher moore is a very talented supernatural comic novelist, but hes maddeningly hitormiss. Books amillion indiebound shakespeare meets dashiell hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from new york times bestselling author christopher moore an uproarious, hardboiled take. As outlined by his interview in the writers digest issue in 2007, the film legal rights to moores very first novel, practical demonkeeping, had been bought by. Carl hiassenmoores novels deftly blend surreal, occult, and even s.
Top 10 books by christopher moore best book recommendations. In addition to the humor and the adventure, theres quite a bit of setting and historical detail in this book albeit with. A comedy dart kindle edition by moore, christopher. Carl hiassen moores novels deftly blend surreal, occult, and even sciencefiction doings with laughoutloud satire of contemporary culture. But that makes no sense to comic writer christopher moore. Practical demonkeeping, coyote blue, bloodsucking fiends, island of the sequined love nun, the lust lizard of melancholy cove, lamb. To find the origin of the hue, moore brings on lucien lessard, a baker, aspiring artist and lover of juliette, the brunette beauty who breaks his heart. At the top of this page you will see chriss picks, listed in the order i wrote them. A magnificent comedy dart from the author of lamb, fool, and bite me, moore s sacre bleu is part mystery, part history sort of, part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young bakerpainter as he joins. It is probably the quirkiest art history you will ever read. Paul cezanne was a french artist and postimpressionist painter. Mar 14, 2012 with equal parts humor and mystery, christopher moores sacre bleu brings to life the french impressionist art movement in late 19thcentury paris, exposing the painters colorful personalities through lucien, a bakerturnedartist who interacts with various reallife artists of the movementincluding monet, van gogh and pissarro. Christopher moore is the author of 15 previous novels. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal.
But from time to time, moore gets obsessed with a particular subject, lending a richer layer to his peculiar brand of irreverent humor. I was indeed surprised by how much i loved this book. Christopher moore ceases to fail at creating a novel that is both intriguing, smart, and without delay hilarious. While not as laugh out loud funny as some of his other works, sacre bleu is still highly original.
I definitely recommend anyone to read this or any other work by christopher moore. Moore says his novel dwells on the period of french painting. I have read pretty much every novel by christopher moore, but somehow i missed sacre bleu. Sacre bleu by christopher moore a reading map to further enjoyment. Sacre bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, christopher moore. It also has christopher moores reflections on research and writing, while touring paris and the museums where. With equal parts humor and mystery, christopher moores sacre bleu brings to life the french impressionist art movement in late 19thcentury paris, exposing the painters colorful. Every artist of this era makes an appearance in sacre bleu, mr.