{"product_id":"the-connoisseur-isbn-9781593760625","title":"The Connoisseur","description":"Acclaimed author Evan S. Connell sends us through the complete experience of a man initially intrigued and then enslaved by art: a curious interest, a rapt fixation, and the becoming of a connoisseur. \u003ci\u003eThe Connoisseur\u003c\/i\u003e trails the evolution of Muhlbach, an insurance executive on a business trip in Taos, New Mexico, who develops an obsession with pre–Columbian figurines after meandering through a curio shop. Entranced yet bewildered by his sudden affinity for a little figurine, Muhlbach succumbs to his intrigue and, thirty dollars later, begins his journey as a connoisseur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith superb delivery and subtle clarity, Connell allows us to see and feel Muhlbach's emerging mania, with its impending tension and sudden exhilaration. He illustrates how a new fixation alters our lens on life and shapes our actions.\u003cb\u003eEvan S. Connell\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of eighteen books, including \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Goya\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeus Lo Volt!,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bridge, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSon of the Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He received numerous awards, including the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, the Pushcart Prize, a Guggenheim fellowship, and an award in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304345948389,"sku":"NP9781593760625","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781593760625.jpg?v=1767738823","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-connoisseur-isbn-9781593760625","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}