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A Left-Handed Woman: Essays
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A collection of essays from Judith Thurman, National Book Award-winning writer and New Yorker staff writer. Judith Thurman, a prolific staff writer at The New Yorker for more than two decades, has gathered a selection of her essays and profiles in A Left-Handed Woman. They consider our culture in all its guises: literature, history, politics, gender, fashion, and art, though their paramount subject is the human condition. Thurman is one of the preeminent essayists of our time--"a master of vivisection," as Kathryn Harrison wrote in The New York Times. "When she's done with a subject, it's still living, mystery intact."
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"Her subjects are brought to life as complex, even cryptic characters."
"Particularly affecting are her tributes to Isabel Toledo, the Cuban-born designer of the lemongrass-yellow dress and coat Michelle Obama wore to her husband's first inauguration in 2009, and Ann Lowe, the underappreciated black couturier who was slighted as 'a colored woman dressmaker' in media coverage of the lavish gown she designed for Jacqueline Bouvier's 1953 wedding to John F."
"Thurman too is equal parts cerebral and seductive, though foregoes the occasional splashes of vinegar."
"Masterfully avoiding solipsism and repetition, the author approaches each topic with a fresh eye."
"A collection of essays from an incisive cultural observer ..."
"Because of the breadth of their topics, Thurman's well-written culture essays in this collection will appeal to many readers, particularly those interested in fashion."
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