M is the name of an enigma. In his short and violent life, Michaelangelo Merisi, from Caravaggio, changed art for ever. In the process he laid bare his own sexual longing and the brutal realities of his life with shocking frankness. Like no painter before him and few since, M the man appears in his art. As a book about art and life and how they connect, there has never been anything quite like it.

About the Author

Peter Robb is the author of the widely-acclaimed MIDNIGHT IN SICILY. Born in Toorak, Australia, he has lived in Europe and South America for much of his adult life. He now lives in Sydney.

Prizes

The ground-breaking biography that provoked huge controversy on publication. Peter Robb brings Caravaggio alive in a way no art criticism has ever done before. 'A dazzling book which I imagine will spawn as many imitators as LONGITUDE' LITERARY REVIEW 'One of the great biographies of an artist, a book I urge you to read' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

Reviews

'A great read; it grabs, it kicks, it lives...Feel the force of Caravaggio's cutting edge' Guardian 'Written in a vehemently passionate and colloquial style, M is an abrasive, flawed, idiosyncratic book, but it is full of energy' Daily Telegraph 'A grand passion ... Wonderful art criticism' Allison Pearson 'A terrific book, a fantastically easy read' Tony Parsons