Bibliograph

Blonde, a novel, by Joyce Carol Oates

Type

Label

Blonde, a novel, by Joyce Carol Oates

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Blonde

Oclc number

1124682100

Responsibility statement

by Joyce Carol Oates

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"In one of her most ambitious works, Joyce Carol Oates reimagines the inner, poetic, and spiritual life of Norma Jean Baker - the child, the woman, the fated celebrity - in Norma Jeane's own voice. This most intimate portrait reveals a fragile, indiosyncratically gifted young woman who makes and remakes her identity, ever managing to survive against crushing odds to become the definition of stardom ... Blonde is a sweeping novel about the elusive magic of a woman, the lasting legacy of a star, and the heartbreak behind the creation of the most evocative icon of the twentieth century."--Back cover

Target audience

adult

Classification