This unforgettable debut novel re-imagines the life of Louis Daguerre, one of the early inventors of photography, whose mind unravels from mercury poisoning as he strives to find the love of his youth before the world comes to an end.
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This unforgettable debut novel re-imagines the life of Louis Daguerre, one of the early inventors of photography, whose mind unravels from mercury poisoning as he strives to find the love of his youth before the world comes to an end.
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A fairly conventional historical novel--no surprises here. Daguerre, realizing his days are numbered (he has been poisoned by the mercury used in the photography process), goes on a final quest: to photograph the king, to photograph the ideal woman in the nude, and to photograph the woman he fell in love with when he was only 14. Along the way, we meet Baudelaire and other artists of the day and get caught up in several mini-revolutions. Not an unenjoyable novel--but not particularly memorable either.