The Many Lives of Miss K: Toto Koopman - Model, Muse, Spy
Jean-Noel Liaut
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Description for The Many Lives of Miss K: Toto Koopman - Model, Muse, Spy
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black and White Photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 215 x 26. Weight in Grams: 480.
A life of glamour and tragedy, set against the watershed cultural and political movements of twentieth-century Europe. "Toto" Koopman (1908–1991) is a new addition to the set of iconoclastic women whose biographies intrigue and inspire modern-day readers. Like her contemporaries Lee Miller or Vita Sackville-West, Toto lived with an independent spirit more typical of the men of her generation, moving in the worlds of fashion, society, art, and politics with an insouciant ease that would stir both admiration and envy even today. Sphinxlike and tantalizing, Toto conducted her life as a game, driven by audacity and style. Jean-Noël Liaut ... Read more
A life of glamour and tragedy, set against the watershed cultural and political movements of twentieth-century Europe. "Toto" Koopman (1908–1991) is a new addition to the set of iconoclastic women whose biographies intrigue and inspire modern-day readers. Like her contemporaries Lee Miller or Vita Sackville-West, Toto lived with an independent spirit more typical of the men of her generation, moving in the worlds of fashion, society, art, and politics with an insouciant ease that would stir both admiration and envy even today. Sphinxlike and tantalizing, Toto conducted her life as a game, driven by audacity and style. Jean-Noël Liaut ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
472g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847841295
SKU
V9780847841295
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99-15
About Jean-Noel Liaut
Jean-Noël Liaut is a French writer and translator. His books include biographies of Givenchy and Karen Blixen and translations of works by Colin Clark, Nancy Mitford, Deborah Devonshire, and Agatha Christie
Reviews for The Many Lives of Miss K: Toto Koopman - Model, Muse, Spy
“This is one of the most wonderful books about a woman who lived her life on her terms in times that called for most to live by society’s rules. Recommend it? How about urge all to have an amazing experience and read about this woman who conquered convention and was a player in an unbelievably full life. You just can’t ... Read more