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An Intimate Life
Viking Adult
November 2011
On Sale: November 10, 2011
464 pages
ISBN: 0670023094
EAN: 9780670023097
Kindle: B0052RHGAS
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's
foremost fashion icon. Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco' Chanel was
the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her
extraordinary and unconventional journey-from abject poverty
to a new kind of glamour- helped forge the idea of modern woman. Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography
shows how, more than any previous designer, Chanel became
synonymous with a rebellious and progressive style. Her
numerous liaisons, whose poignant and tragic details have
eluded all previous biographers, were the very stuff of
legend. Witty and mesmerizing, she became muse, patron, or
mistress to the century's most celebrated artists, including
Picasso, Dalí, and Stravinsky. Drawing on newly discovered love letters and other records,
Chaney's controversial book reveals the truth about Chanel's
drug habit and lesbian affairs. And the question about
Chanel's German lover during World War II (was he a spy for
the Nazis?) is definitively answered. While uniquely highlighting the designer's far-reaching
influence on the modern arts, Chaney's fascinating biography
paints a deeper and darker picture of Coco Chanel than any
so far. Movingly, it explores the origins, the creative
power, and the secret suffering of this exceptional and
often misread woman.
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