French Library

In 1910, Gustav Klimt painted a young woman, then painted over her portrait. The painting was stolen in 1997 and unexpectedly resurfaced two decades later. Camille de Peretti uses this intriguing chapter in art history to imagine the woman behind the painting and the generations that follow her.

Join National Book Award winner Elisa Shua Dusapin for a conversation about The Old Fire, her acclaimed new novel about two estranged sisters, a childhood home, and all that remains unspoken between them.