{"product_id":"sacre-bleu-a-comedy-dart-isbn-9780062192967","title":"Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Christopher Moore is a very sick man, in the very best sense of that word.”\u003cbr\u003e—Carl Hiassen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Moore’s novels] deftly blend surreal, occult, and even science-fiction doings with laugh-out-loud satire of contemporary culture.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If there’s a funnier writer out there, step forward.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolutely nothing is sacred to Christopher Moore. The phenomenally popular, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling satirist whom the \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e calls, “Stephen King with a whoopee cushion and a double-espresso imagination” has already lampooned Shakespeare, San Francisco vampires, marine biologists, Death…even Jesus Christ and Santa Claus! Now, in his latest masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eSacré Bleu\u003c\/em\u003e, the immortal Moore takes on the Great French Masters. A magnificent “Comedy d’Art” from the author of \u003cem\u003eLamb\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFool\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBite Me\u003c\/em\u003e, Moore’s \u003cem\u003eSacré Bleu\u003c\/em\u003e is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter as he joins the dapper  Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed “suicide” of Vincent van Gogh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the color of the Virgin Mary’s cloak, a dazzling pigment desired by artists, an exquisite hue infused with danger, adventure, and perhaps even the supernatural. It is . . . Sacré Bleu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn July 1890, Vincent van Gogh went into a cornfield and shot himself. Or did he? Why would an artist at the height of his creative powers attempt to take his life . . . and then walk a mile to a doctor’s house for help? Who was the crooked little “color man” Vincent had claimed was stalking him across France? And why had the painter recently become deathly afraid of a certain shade of blue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the questions confronting Vincent’s friends—baker-turned-painter Lucien Lessard and bon vivant Henri Toulouse-Lautrec—who vow to discover the truth of van Gogh’s untimely death. Their quest will lead them on a surreal odyssey and brothel-crawl deep into the art world of late 19th century Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh là là, quelle surprise, and zut alors! A delectable confection of intrigue, passion, and art history—with cancan girls, baguettes, and fine French cognac thrown in for good measure—Sacré Bleu is another masterpiece of wit and wonder from the one, the only, Christopher Moore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887913791717,"sku":"NP9780062192967","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062192967.jpg?v=1730227723","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sacre-bleu-a-comedy-dart-isbn-9780062192967","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}