First published 2017
Jean-Paul Sartre's "Portraits" plunges readers into the tense, claustrophobic world of a struggling painter. Trapped by his own obsession, he compulsively creates uncannily lifelike portraits that expose the hidden depths of his subjects. But as the paintings become increasingly unsettling, the painter's own sanity unravels, leading to a shattering confrontation with the darkest corners of the human psyche.
Genres: fiction, art, literary-fiction, 20th-century, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: descent-into-madness, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
686 pages · Paperback · Seagull Books
Content warnings: mental-illness