A Mirror Garden: A Memoir - Brossura

Farmanfarmaian, Monir; Houshmand, Zara

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ISBN 10: 0307278786 ISBN 13: 9780307278784

Casa editrice: Anchor, 2008

Riassunto

In Persia in 1924, when a child still had to worry about hostile camels in the bazaar and a nanny might spin stories at her pillow until her eyes fell shut, the extraordinary and irresistible Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born. From the enchanted basement storeroom where she played as a girl to the penthouse high above New York City where she would someday live, this is the delightful and inspiring story of her life as an artist, a wife and mother, a collector, and an Iranian. Here we see a mischievous girl become a spirited woman who defies tradition. Both a love story and a celebration of the warmth and elegance of Iranian culture, A Mirror Garden is a genuine fairy tale of an exuberant heroine who has never needed rescuing.

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Recensione:

“Captivating. . . . Farmanfarmaian's sumptuously detailed recollections are a rare, insidery look at two lost worlds.” —Vogue“A Mirror Garden introduces the captivating story of a unique artist. Monir's art is beguiling, and so is the story of how she came to be a creator and collector of beautiful things.” —Her Majesty Queen Noor“[Farmanfarmaian's] graceful memoir maps an intrepid trajectory.” —The New Yorker“Delightful. . . . Atimeless and very timely memoir of home and self-identity.” —The San Francisco Chronicle

L'autore:

Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian was born in 1924. She now lives and works in New York.

Zara Houshmand is an Iranian American writer and theater artist. She lives in Austin, Texas.

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• Editore: Anchor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0307278786
• ISBN 13: 9780307278784
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336