Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore

by Terry Newman

Book Overview

"The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far.... Newman's] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make -- or, as Beckett put it, 'the fabric of language' they use." -Vanessa Friedman, The New York Times

Discover the signature sartorial and literary style of fifty men and women of letters, including Maya Angelou; Truman Capote; Colette; Bret Easton...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062428306
• ISBN13: 9780062428301
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.7"