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More copies of this ISBN:I Am Madame Xby Gioia Diliberto
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:When John Singer Sargent unveiled Madame X — his famous portrait of American beauty Virginie Gautreau — at the 1884 Paris Salon, its subject's bold pose and provocative dress shocked the public and the critics, smashing Sargent's dreams of a Paris career. In this remarkable novel, Gioia Diliberto tells Virginie's story, drawing on the sketchy historical facts to re-create Virginie's tempestuous personality and the captivating milieu of nineteenth-century Paris. Born in New Orleans and raised on a lush plantation, Virginie fled to France during the Civil War, where she was absorbed into the fascinating and wealthy world of grand ballrooms, dressmakers' salons, and artists' ateliers. Even before Sargent painted her portrait, Virginie's reputation for promiscuity and showy self-display made her the subject of vicious Paris gossip. Immersing the reader in Belle Epoque Paris, I Am Madame X is a compulsively readable and richly imagined novel illuminating the struggle between Virginie and Sargent over the outcome of a painting that changed their lives and affected the course of art history. Review:The New Orleans Times-PicayuneDiliberto does not make the mistake of imagining a coherent biographical trajectory for her protagonist, but instead presents the messiness and difficulty of real life. In other words, her novelistic portrait of a real person turns out to have more psychological truth than many a biography. Review:Chicago Tribunea Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2003A romping good read. Review:Chicago Tribune a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2003 A romping good read. Review:BooklistLively and provocative...Diliberto has created a heroine who is as capricious and vain and as compelling and seductive as [Sargent's] portrait suggests. Synopsis:The life of Virginie Gautreau, the subject of John Singer Sargent's most famous and scandalous portrait "Madame X", provides the inspiration for this novel. Synopsis:Drawing on the sketchy facts of her life to recreate her tempestuous personality, Diliberto imagines the story behind the subject of a controversial nineteenth century painting.
About the AuthorGioia Diliber to has written biographies of Jane Addams, Hadley Hemingway, and Brenda Frazier. She lives in Chicago with her husband, Richard Babcock, and their son, Joe. This is her first novel. For more information, please visit www.iammadamex.com. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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