Holy Skirts: A Novel Of A Flamboyant Woman Who Risked All For Art - Brossura

Steinke, Rene

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ISBN 10: 0060778016 ISBN 13: 9780060778019

Casa editrice: Harper Perennial, 2005

Riassunto

Established as a fashion avatar and controversial Greenwich Village celebrity in the early 1900s, the Baroness Elsa, a German émigré and troublemaking artist, stalks the streets donning unusual garments and poses nude for Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp while witnessing World War I, technological innovations, and a shift in the lives of independent-minded women. By the author of The Fires. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Steinke shows palpable admiration and respect for her proto-feminist protagonist. This is an intelligent, spirited work that stimulates interest in the baroness’s work and times.” (Publishers Weekly)

“The baroness’s antics make the Andy Warhol crowd seem tame by comparison.” (Playboy)

“Steinke is a consummate prose stylist. She has a poet’s ear for words....” (BookForum)

“A fascinating read.” (W Magazine)

“Steinke’s graceful prose adds intimate texture to a woman so cutting-edge that Duchamp called her ‘the future.’” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Steinke’s book reminds us why Elsa’s frenetic, avant-garde world is worth remembering.” (Time Out New York)

“Steinke has drawn a fully realized character whose Dadaist impulses, even though the filter of time and fiction, still startle.” (Chicago Tribune)

L'autore:

René Steinke is the author of The Fires. She is the editor in chief of The Literary Review and teaches creative writing at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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• Editore: Harper Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060778016
• ISBN 13: 9780060778019
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384