{"product_id":"finding-dora-maar-an-artist-an-address-book-a-life-paperback","title":"Finding Dora Maar: An Artist, an Address Book, a Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrigitte Benkemoun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJody Gladding\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" A] spirited and deeply researched project....  Benkemoun's] affection for her subject is infectious. This book gives a satisfying treatment to a woman who has been confined for decades to a Cubist's limited interpretation.\" -- Joumana Khatib, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerging biography, memoir, and cultural history, this compelling book, a bestseller in France, traces the life of Dora Maar through a serendipitous encounter with the artist's address book.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn search of a replacement for his lost Herm s agenda, Brigitte Benkemoun's husband buys a vintage diary on eBay. When it arrives, she opens it and finds inside private notes dating back to 1951--twenty pages of phone numbers and addresses for Balthus, Brassa , Andr  Breton, Jean Cocteau, Paul  luard, Leonor Fini, Jacqueline Lamba, and other artistic luminaries of the European avant-garde.\u003cp\u003eAfter realizing that the address book belonged to Dora Maar--Picasso's famous \"Weeping Woman\" and a brilliant artist in her own right--Benkemoun embarks on a two-year voyage of discovery to learn more about this provocative, passionate, and enigmatic woman, and the role that each of these figures played in her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLonglisted for the prestigious literary award Prix Renaudot, \u003ci\u003eFinding Dora Maar\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating and breathtaking portrait of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This work received support from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States through their publishing assistance program.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrigitte Benkemoun is a journalist and writer. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eLa petite fille sur la photo \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and \u003ci\u003eAlbert le Magnifique \u003c\/i\u003e(2016). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jody Gladding is a poet and translator. She has translated some thirty books from French, including, most recently, Roland Barthes's \u003ci\u003eAlbum: Unpublished Correspondence and Texts \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), Michel Pastoureau's \u003ci\u003eYellow: The History of a Color \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), and Jean Giono's \u003ci\u003eOccupation Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(2020).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769491325216,"sku":"9781606066591","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/da0e31945f2a050481100c2d3049c1c7.webp?v=1780349406","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/finding-dora-maar-an-artist-an-address-book-a-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}