The Public Image

Spark, Muriel

ISBN 10: 0140031316 / ISBN 13: 9780140031317

Published by Penguin Books, 1970

About this Item

A very good paperback, 8th edition, with crinkles & age signs on covers as in image, creased spine text very good+ with minor tanning. Spark chooses Rome, "the motherland of sensation," for the setting of her story about movie star Annabel Christopher (known to her adoring fans as "The English Lady-Tiger"), who has made the fatal mistake of believing in her public image. This error and her embittered husband, and unsuccessful actor, catch up with her. Her final act is only the first shocking climaxâ Â"further surprises await. Neatly savaging our celebrity culture, Spark rejoices in one of her favorite subjectsâ Â"the clash between sham and genuine identityâ Â"and provides Annabel with an unexpected triumph.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Public Image
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140031316
• ISBN 13: 9780140031317
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 8th.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature
  • Cinema
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Annabel Christopher is a goddess to her adoring Italian public, her loving husband part of her perfect image. To keep the eager sycophants, ruthless paparazzi and anxious admirers under her spell the image must be carefully cultivated. Only Annabel hasn't calculated on the plans of her husband.

About the Author

Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver’s Seat, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.