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Synopsis
Examining how Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis transformed our definitions of personal identity and style, a cultural critique explores Jackie's iconography in the context of literature, film, and the imagination and frees her from the propaganda often tied to her image. 30,000 first printing.
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"Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read."--"The Boston Globe"
"Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect."--"New York Magazine
""Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come."--"Los Angeles Times
""Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book."--"Atlanta Journal-Constitution
""Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze."--"Newsday
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Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read. "The Boston Globe"
Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect. "New York Magazine"
Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come. "Los Angeles Times"
Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book. "Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze. "Newsday""
"Pop interpretation at its finest . . . and every bit of it is fun to read." --The Boston Globe
"Dazzling, exuberant . . . Koestenbaum writes with a heady lyricism that makes Jackie-watching an exercise of the soul as well as of the intellect." --New York Magazine
"Koestenbaum's explanation of the Jackie O phenomenon is as fresh and thought-provoking as they come." --Los Angeles Times
"Some of the most entertaining prose in years . . . A thoughtful and unexpectedly moving book." --Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Impassioned insight . . . By turns comic and elegaic, respectful and blasphemous...little or nothing escapes [Koestenbaum's] gaze." --Newsday
About the Author
Wayne Koestenbaum is an associate professor of English at Yale.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0374284466
- ISBN 13 9780374284466
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
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