"One day, not long ago, I was kidnapped by a bitter but fun-loving South Korean art collector named Mr. Jackie Lin who had been burned one too many times by art forgers and wanted a bit of revenge."
So begins The Abduction of Seven Forgers, a brilliant and immensely entertaining novel with a colourful and unforgettable cast of characters. A group of artists are brought together under mysterious circumstances to a leafy London suburb. Once there, they are taken hostage by Mr. Lin, an angry art collector who demands that they create original works that will replace the forgeries he has obtained from each of them in the past.
Over the following days, the hostages discover that a twelve-year-old boy is hiding in crawl spaces behind the walls, and they agree to continue to keep him hidden from Mr. Lin. But things become immensely more complicated once Mr. Lin's daughter appears, purportedly to learn from the forgers -- there may be more to Mr. Lin's artistic plan than first meets the eye.
With dazzling inventiveness, Sean Dixon explores the power of art, both in its creation and its acquisition, and creates a vivid world where artworks can -- and do -- come to life. The Abduction of Seven Forgers brings together the artistic obsession of The Goldfinch, the stakes of Bel Canto, and the intelligent imagination demonstrated by Yann Martel and David Mitchell, with a flair that is all Sean Dixon's own.
Authors
- Pages
- 320
- Published in
- Calgary, CA
- Rights
- Sean Dixon
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Back Cover 2
- Half Title 3
- Title 5
- Copyright 6
- Dedication 7
- Epigraph 9
- PART ONE 11
- 1. Ampharool 13
- 2. Dara 14
- 3. Anabiel 21
- 4. Murmur 25
- 5. Kursi 26
- 6. Anauel 31
- 7. Wall 34
- 8. Mtniel 45
- 9. Abuliel 48
- 10. Temeluchus 50
- PART TWO 51
- 11. Palit 52
- 12. Duma 54
- 13. Gethel 62
- 14. Sothis 67
- 15. Azza 68
- 16. Hahlii 75
- 17. Hatiphas 83
- 18. Atereuin 88
- PART THREE 95
- 19. Jaluha 96
- 20. Tabris 99
- 21. Angelus Novus 102
- 22. Ishim 108
- 23. Librabis 112
- 24. Sithriel 117
- 25. Gavreel 120
- 26. Adoil 123
- 27. Taftian 128
- 28. Tubiel 131
- 29. Yrouel 133
- 30. Rampel 138
- PART FOUR 141
- 31. Sorush 142
- 32. Sisera 148
- 33. Poteh 152
- 34. Erzla 154
- 35. Yusamin 159
- 36. Anael 161
- 37. Nariel 169
- 38. Rempha 174
- PART FIVE 193
- 39. Maktiel 194
- 40. Raziel 196
- 41. Achaiah 205
- 42. Malach Ra 207
- 43. Colopatiron 219
- 44. Sablil 222
- 45. Abbadona 225
- 46. Barman 236
- PART SIX 241
- 47. Red Angel 242
- 48. Mah 252
- 49. Anaphaxeton 257
- 50. Susabo 262
- 51. Suphlatus 281
- 52. Ouestucati 282
- PART SEVEN 285
- 53. Ephemerae 286
- 54. Rahmiel 287
- 55. Abdiel 292
- 56. Iabiel 294
- 57. Omophorus 304
- 58. Pilot Angel 307
- PART EIGHT 315
- 59. Qafsiel 316
- 60. Abdal 322
- 61. Angels of Creation 323
- 62. Zianor 327
- 63. Radueriel 330
- 64. Suria 337
- 65. Ben Nez 340
- 66. Tzaphniel 344
- Acknowledgments 349
- About the Author 353