Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire
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Book Overview
"Cleopatras Nose "is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles representing twenty years of Judith Thurmans celebrated writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and "womens work"--from haute couture to literature to commanding empires. The subjects are iconic (Jackie, the Brontes, Toni Morrison, Anne Frank) and multifarious (tofu and performance art, pornography and platform shoes, kimonos and bulimia); all inspire dazzling displays of craft, wit, penetration, and intelligence. Here we find explorations of voracity: hunger for sex, food, experience, and transcendence; see how writers from Flaubert to Nadine Gordimer have engaged with history; meet eminent Victorians and the greats of fashion. Whether reporting on hairstyles, strolling the halls of power, or deftly unpacking novels and their writers, Thurman never fails to provoke, inspire, captivate, and enlighten. "Cleopatras Nose "is an embarrassment of riches from one of our great literary journalists.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374126518
ISBN13:9780374126513
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:427 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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What a pleasure for the innately curious reader!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Provocative, expertly researched and intelligently reasoned. As with all of Thurman's books, this is a delight to read. One never has the impulse to skim but, rather, to savor each word she has so carefully chosen.
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