'Blue Nude': An Art Teacher's Hidden Nazi Past

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By Veronique de Turenne

Published June 14, 2006 at 1:00 PM EDT

The intimate bond between artist and model is at the heart of poet Elizabeth Rosner's new novel.

The delicate relationship between an art school teacher with a secret Nazi heritage and an Israeli artist's model is the focus of Blue Nude, the latest novel by Elizabeth Rosner. Veronique deTurenne offers a review.

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Corrected: July 6, 2006 at 12:00 AM EDT

An earlier version of the audio for this story incorrectly identified the author.

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