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Book Review: Laurent Binet’s historical mystery Perspectives plays with Renaissance art and artists
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French author Laurent Binet's Perspectives is a fun, light-hearted read.
PHOTOS: AFP, HARVILL SECKER
By Laurent Binet, translated by Sam Taylor
Fiction/Harvill Secker/Paperback/264 pages/$32.19
This book bears some similarities to Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code. It starts with a murder, famous Italian artists are involved, and the narrative takes artistic liberties with real historical figures.
