The Death of Francis Bacon
Max Porter

A bold and brilliant short work by the author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and Lanny.

'A little masterpiece.' Irish Times

'Luminous.' Observer

'One of our most exciting writers.' The Spectator

Madrid. Unfinished. Man dying.

A great painter lies on his deathbed. In seven extraordinary written pictures, untethered from reality, Max Porter translates the explosive final workings of the artist's mind.