Blonde a novel

"In one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jean Baker - the child, the woman, the fated celebrity - in Norma Jeane's own voice. This most intimate portrait reveals a fragile, indiosyncratically gifted young woman who makes and rem...

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Main Author: Oates, Joyce Carol, 1938- (Author)
Other Authors: Showalter, Elaine (Writer of introduction)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Ecco an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2020.
Edition:20th anniversary edition.
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250 |a First Ecco paperback edition. 
264 1 |a New York, New York :  |b Ecco an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers,  |c 2020. 
300 |a xix, 738 pages ;  |c 23 cm 
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500 |a With a new introduction by Elaine Showalter--Cover. 
520 |a "In one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jean Baker - the child, the woman, the fated celebrity - in Norma Jeane's own voice. This most intimate portrait reveals a fragile, indiosyncratically gifted young woman who makes and remakes her identity, ever managing to survive against crushing odds to become the definition of stardom ... Blonde is a sweeping novel about the elusive magic of a woman, the lasting legacy of a star, and the heartbreak behind the creation of the most evocative icon of the twentieth century."--Back cover. 
505 0 |a Prologue: 3 August 1962 -- The child 1932-1938 -- The girl 1942-1947 -- The woman 1949-1953 -- "Marilyn" 1953-1958 -- The afterlife 1959-1962. 
600 1 0 |a Monroe, Marilyn,  |d 1926-1962  |v Fiction. 
650 0 |a Motion picture actors and actresses  |v Fiction. 
651 0 |a Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)  |v Fiction. 
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