About the Author

Nicholas Fox Weber was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and graduated from Columbia College and Yale University. He is the director of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and the author of thirteen previous books, among them The Clarks of Cooperstown, Balthus, Patron Saints, and The Art of Babar. He and his wife, the novelist Katharine Weber, live in Bethany, Connecticut, and Paris. They have two daughters.

Reviews

"Weber's admiring biography brings Le Corbusier to life, unraveling many obscure aspects of a man who was famously secretive and, though he wrote some 50 books, divulged very little of himself. . .[Weber] allows Le Corbusier to emerge as a fascinating if flawed human being." --Witold Rybczynski, The New York Times Book Review "Both megalomaniacal and brilliant, Le Corbusier emerges from Weber's mesmerizing pages in all his complexity." --Booklist, starred "Full of provocative insights and welcome surprises." --The New York Times

"The deeply felt tribute to Le Corbusier's work is enriched by Weber's engrossing, entertaining portrait of his complex personality." --Kirkus Reviews, starred

Weber s admiring biography brings Le Corbusier to life, unraveling many obscure aspects of a man who was famously secretive and, though he wrote some 50 books, divulged very little of himself. . .[Weber] allows Le Corbusier to emerge as a fascinating if flawed human being.
Witold Rybczynski, The New York Times Book Review
Both megalomaniacal and brilliant, Le Corbusier emerges from Weber s mesmerizing pages in all his complexity.
Booklist, starred
Full of provocative insights and welcome surprises.
The New York Times

The deeply felt tribute to Le Corbusier s work is enriched by Weber s engrossing, entertaining portrait of his complex personality.
Kirkus Reviews, starred"

"Full of provocative insights and welcome surprises."
-"The New York Times
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"The deeply felt tribute to Le Corbusier's work is enriched by Weber's engrossing, entertaining portrait of his complex personality."
-"Kirkus Reviews," starred