Selfies
ISBN-13: 9781068661761
Author(s): Sylvie Weil
Subjects: FYT
Publisher: Les Fugitives Ltd
Publisher Imprint: Les Fugitives Ebook
Publication Date: 25-06-2019
Format: Ebook
Availability: In stock
£8.99
About the book
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...