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Book Review By Jack Goodstein
Art by Yasmina Reza

In "Art," Yasmina Reza's central character buys a completely white painting for 200,000 francs. His best friend Serge cannot believe that he has done anything so silly and feels as though their friendship cannot survive as a result. Ivan, a friend of both tries to mediate and save the friendship with unexpected results.





Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Other aspects:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
Europe Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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