A single day in Amsterdam, 1632. Tulp is looking for the human soul; the book succeeds. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. The Anatomy Lesson is a fictional story behind Rembrandt’s first large commissioned, and signed masterpiece. What if the most striking feature of one of the world's most famous paintings was a lie? "Once in a rare while, you get to read a storyof such breathtaking beauty and intelligence that you remember why you love toread. All she wants, she says, is for her man to be made whole again. The Anatomy Lesson "The Anatomy Lesson" (1983) is the third of a trilogy of Philip Roth novels about an American Jewish novelist, Nathan Zuckerman. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2018. If you're looking for something different, I highly recommend this slightly gory tour of human anatomy and the artist Rembrandt's world!

How does an artist revise reality on his canvas that is closer to divine reality than history? Rembrandt, a pioneer of realism, faked this one detail: why? Some background in art and medicine along with knowledge of the language and streets of Amsterdam would be helpful. The novel is much more than an entertainment; the stories of just a few characters of a particular time and place display a wealth of insight into what is timelessly human. With glimpses of life in Amsterdam in the 15th century, and an examination of attitudes and superstitions; with some careful discussion of the artist Rembrandt's work itself, the book is fascinating for the history or art details included. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Really enjoyed this book.

Can’t believe this novel hasn’t received more and greater acclaim. To my surprise, I found it considerably more rewarding than I had imagined. To my surprise, I found it considerably more rewarding than I had imagined. Thank you. For me, this book got better as I read it. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2018.

I've never read a book quite like this one (which is saying a lot) and I really enjoyed the imaginative story line of unknown people from an Old Masters painting. This book is for deep reading.

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At forty, the writer Nathan Zuckerman comes down with a mysterious affliction--pure pain, beginning in his neck and shoulders, invading his torso, and taking possession of his spirit. I quite liked The Ghost Writer and Zuckerman Unbound. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, This title is not currently available for purchase.

Read his story today! I gave it to a friend for his birthday and he was in awe. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2017. For the 2020 holiday season, returnable items shipped between October 1 and December 31 can be returned until January 31, 2021. This is a very well-written and imaginative novel with 'contributions' from a number of narrators including Rembrandt, Descartes, Dr Nicolaes Tulp, the character who is the subject of the anatomy lesson and several others. What a gem, I shall treasure this book. Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel, “A literary page-turner that captures a story behind a masterpiece, [Siegal's] talent is in exploring the wrenching emotion of loss and the price that's paid for trying to understand human life. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolas Tulp" is a masterpiece of art.

Essence and plot covered extensively in other reviews so will only implore others keen readers of literary fiction to read it for themselves. During that time, Siegal also launched and ran Time Out Amsterdam as editor-in-chief, and became managing editor for Flow magazine international, a new magazine title. With glimpses of life in Amsterdam in the 15th century, and an examination of attitudes and superstitions; with some careful discussion of the artist Rembrandt's work itself, the book is fascinating for the history or art details included.

Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. But if you embrace Siegal's background as an art historian, this book is an insightful and fascinating retelling of the creation of a masterpiece, and indeed all modern painting. "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolas Tulp" is a masterpiece of art. A dissection of the human experience of a day in 17th century Amsterdam, Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014. In 1998 he received the National Medal of Arts at the White House and in 2002 the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in Fiction. In stunning prose, Nina Siegal animates Rembrandt's firstmasterpiece, spinning a deeply affecting tale of love, loss and redemption asshe reveals the secrets of the human soul. The underlying truth that the human spirit can elevate even the abject thief and that true love can redeem the unredeemable. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2014. I loved it! She really brought both the artist and that period alive with details of everyday life in old Amsterdam.

Rembrandt manages to find a way to make that happen for her. He's just won the biggest lottery in the history of the EuroMillions, and he doesn't want it! I love historical fiction and this one took me on a ride through art history and 15th century medical science! Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Please try again.

And while he is wondering, his dependence on painkillers grows into an addiction to vodka, marijuana, and Percodan. Please try again. Genesis: Day 6, featuring all your favorite characters!

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Particularly satisfying were the explorations of the inner lives of a few very distinct and different personalities from different strata of society interacting on one day in Amsterdam that is memorable now only for this painting of a scene that tells more about 17th century social life than about medicine. Very good look at that period in history in the Netherlands, especially in view of the telling of a proposed background of a Rembrandt painting. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The novel is much more than an entertainment; the stories of just a few characters of a particular time and place display a wealth of insight into what is timelessly human. Please try again. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. When mixed with the real life Rembrandt, and the story of each of the characters portrayed in one of his famous paintings, it was fascinating and fun. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. One of these items ships sooner than the other. This was the second book in the series I've read and it built on the characters from "Surgical Risk" very nicely. The underlying truth that the human spirit can elevate even the abject thief and that true love can redeem the unredeemable. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2017. Despite the fact that the corpse on the dissecting table - albeit 'idealised' by Rembrandt in the novel - did not seem to me to be a good match for the character created by Siegal, I enjoyed reading it very much. Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014.

The Surgeons’ Guild has commissioned a young artist named Rembrandt to paint Dr. Nicolaes Tulp as he performs a medical dissection. Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014. Like the best historical fiction, Nina Siegal starts with a surprising new fact: the corpse in 'The Anatomy Lesson' was actually missing its hand. In 1997 Philip Roth won the Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral. That Zuckerman's fall has to do with his sentiment of guilt and repentance towards his parents is also remarkably in tandem with Bloom's A Map of Misreading. She is the recipient of the Jack Leggett Fellowship from Iowa, a Fulbright Fellowship in Creative Writing, MacDowell Colony Fellowships, and other grants and awards.

Told from several points of view, ranging from a curio dealer who collects bodies for the city’s chief anatomist to philosopher Rene Descartes, the novel opens on the morning of the medical dissection that is to be recorded by the … But if you embrace Siegal's background as an art historian, this book is an insightful and fascinating retelling of the creation of a masterpiece, and indeed all modern painting. Very good look at that period in history in the Netherlands, especially in view of the telling of a proposed background of a Rembrandt painting. He died in 2018.

A leather bound, autographed copy for the price I paid is fabulous. It reminds me of an author who wondered if DaVinci's paintings hid some kind of code... Siegal is not Dan Brown, and the book doesn't read like a cliffhanger. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2016. Something went wrong.

Some background in art and medicine along with knowledge of the language and streets of Amsterdam would be helpful. Not surprisingly, this book seemed also to me a rehearsal for Sabbath's Theater, which is a book I didn't enjoy that much.

All she wants, she says, is for her man to be made whole again.

She is now a regular freelance contributor to the International New York Times, covering art and culture in Europe. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I probably enjoyed Anatomy less than the other two Zuckerman books, but that's hardly a knock on Roth. It is important to continually view the original Rembrandt painting. Please try again. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Set in one day in 1632, The Anatomy Lesson is a stunning portrayal of Golden Age Amsterdam and a brilliantly imagined back-story to Rembrandt's first great work of art.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2018. Something went wrong. Take a rollicking ride across America during the Great Depression! "Aliterary page-turner that captures a story behind a masterpiece, but [Siegal's]talent is in exploring the wrenching emotion of loss and the price that's paidfor trying to understand human life."

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