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Writing an Icon: Celebrity Culture and the Invention of Anaïs Nin
Anita Jarczok
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Description for Writing an Icon: Celebrity Culture and the Invention of Anaïs Nin
Paperback. Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Before Madonna and her many imitators, there was Nin; yet, until now, there has been no major study of Nin as a celebrity figure. In Writing an Icon, Anita Jarczok reveals how Nin carefully crafted her literary and public personae, which she rewrote and restyled to suit her needs and desires. When the ... Read more
Anais Nin, the diarist, novelist, and provocateur, occupied a singular space in twentieth-century culture, not only as a literary figure and voice of female sexual liberation but as a celebrity and symbol of shifting social mores in postwar America. Before Madonna and her many imitators, there was Nin; yet, until now, there has been no major study of Nin as a celebrity figure. In Writing an Icon, Anita Jarczok reveals how Nin carefully crafted her literary and public personae, which she rewrote and restyled to suit her needs and desires. When the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Swallow Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
417g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Ohio, United States
ISBN
9780804011761
SKU
V9780804011761
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About Anita Jarczok
Anita Jarczok teaches American literature and contemporary cultural theory at the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Her research interests include literature, narrative, and gender and cultural studies, and she is the author of many articles and book chapters on Nin, celebrity, and sexuality.
Reviews for Writing an Icon: Celebrity Culture and the Invention of Anaïs Nin
[The book] is particularly well executed when it comes to parsing Nin's reviews, her self-construction via her diaries and public appearances. Writing an Icon: Celebrity Culture and the Invention of Anai s Nin serves as a good reference guide to Nin's career and reception history and it goes a long way toward explaining the checkered nature of both. ... Read more