Description
| Product ID: | 9781999331825 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Selfies |
| Authors: | Author: Sylvie Weil, Ros Schwartz |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | History of art, History of art / art & design styles, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation, Gender studies: women and girls, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Gender studies: women |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Taking her cue from self-portraits by women artists, Weil gives a playful twist to the concept of self-representation. Ranging from the 13th c. through the Renaissance to Frida Kahlo and Vivian Maier, each picture she describes acts as a portal to a significant moment from her own life, and sparks anecdotes tangentially touching on topical issues. Sylvie Weil gives a playful twist to the concept of self-representation: taking her cue from self-portraits by women artists, ranging from the 13th c. through the Renaissance to Frida Kahlo and Vivian Maier, Weil has written a memoir in pieces, where each picture acts as a portal to a significant moment from her own life and sparks anecdotes tangentially touching on topical issues: from the Palestinian question to the pain of a mother witnessing her son''s psychotic breakdown, to the subtle manifestations of anti-Semitism, to ageism, genetics, and a Jewish dog... |
| Imprint Name: | Les Fugitives |
| Publisher Name: | Les Fugitives |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-06-19 |
