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The Many Lives Of Marilyn Monroe
Sarah Churchwell
Picador
January 2006
On Sale: December 27, 2005
384 pages ISBN: 0312425651 EAN: 9780312425654 Paperback
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Non-Fiction
There are many Marilyns: sex goddess and innocent child,
crafty manipulator and dumb blonde, liberated woman and
tragic loner. The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe reviews the
unreliable and unverifiable--but highly significant--stories
that have framed this Hollywood legend, all the while
revealing the meanings behind the American myths that have
made Marilyn what she is today.
In incisive and passionate prose, cultural critic Sarah
Churchwell uncovers the shame, belittlement, and anxiety
that we bring to the story of a woman we supposedly adore
and, in the process, rescues a Marilyn Monroe who is far
more complicated and credible than the one we think we know.
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