The Portrait

Antoine Laurain author Emily Boyce translator Jane Aitken translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pushkin Press

Publishing:31st Jul '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 31st July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Portrait cover

While wandering through a Paris auction house, avid collector Pierre-Francois Chaumont is stunned to discover the eighteenth-century portrait of an unknown man who looks just like him. Much to his delight, Chaumont's bid for the work is successful, but back at home his jaded wife and circle of friends are unable to see the resemblance. Chaumont remains convinced of it, and as he researches into the painting's history, he is presented with the opportunity to abandon his tedious existence and walk into a brand new life...

'A delightful literary souffle that fans of his other charming books will savor' - Library Journal

'Effortlessly eloquent, quietly hilarious and consistently self-aware, Antoine Laurains debut novel is a delightful read crammed with all kinds of decadent goodness... With elegance and good taste oozing from every page, [this is] a book you wont be able to put down' - Reader's Digest

ISBN: 9781805333531

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

144 pages