Divine Sarah: A Life of Sarah Bernhardt (Paperback)

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From Publishers Weekly

Written with great verve and style, this biography sparkles with intimate details of the great actress's triumphs and tragedies. Illustrations.
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From Library Journal

The distinguished duo pianists, Gold and Fizdale, are also distinguished examiners of late-19th-century French culture. As their previous book, Misia: The Life of Misia Sert ( LJ 1/15/80), explored its art world, this biography explores its theater world. With access to previously unavailable letters and through extensive research, they present a more complete picture of the most famous actress of her age than earlier studies (e.g., John Stokes's Duse: The Actress in Her Time , Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1988; Cornelia O. Skinner's Madame Sarah , Paragon House Pubs., 1988). Since much of Bernhardt's life was self-publicity, it may be impossible to get at the core of the woman. Yet this well-written and lavishly illustrated biography clearly shows the self-dramatizing ego at the center of the myth. Recommended.
- David M. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., Boston
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Vintage (December 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679741852
• ISBN-13: 978-0679741855
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #911,887 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF MANY BOOKS ABOUT SARAH, November 3, 2002

By	ALAIN ROBERT (ST-HUBERT,QUEBEC) - See all my reviews

When one ones to know the degry of celebrity an artist has earned over the years following her death,just check out the numerous biographies published about the person.SARAH BERNHARDT is the most famous actress of her time;she played many roles of the repertoire ,and she also created many like ROSTAND's L'AIGLON and DUMAS's LA DAME AUX CAMÉLIAS.Like many actresses,she had an eccentric life and she actually made her name with her talent,not her beauty.This book allows you to encounter many important figures like VICTOR HUGO,ALEXANDRE DUMAS,EDMOND ROSTAND and OSCAR WILDE who were part of her life.The book is filled with pictures of the different decades of her life.If you want to read one book about her,this one can satisfy you.Beware of SARAH's memoirs,because it is a well known fact that she enjoyed the art of lying.After reading this,i had this thought.Would SARAH have managed to make the career she had in today's world?My answer is yes,even if in the process,she probably would have cut a few throats of repulsive columnists.