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The Painting : a Novel by Schuyler, Nina is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Painting : a Novel about?
In 1869 Japan, a young woman escapes the confines of her arranged marriage by painting memories of her lover on mulberry paper. She secretly wraps the painting around a ceramic pot that's bound for Europe. In France, a disenchanted young man works as a clerk at an import shop. When he opens the box from Japan, he discovers the brilliant watercolor of two lovers locked in an embrace under a plum tree. He steals the painting and hides it in his room. With each viewing, he sees something different,
Who reads The Painting : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Schuyler, Nina
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781565128811
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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