The Divine Sarah: A Life of Sarah Bernhardt

by Arthur Gold

Book Overview

At last, here is a definitive biography that does justice to the excess that was Sarah Bernhardt, the grand theatrical diva of all time. Lively and gossipy even as it draws on a mass of rare archival... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394528794
• ISBN13: 9780394528793
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

ONE OF MANY BOOKS ABOUT SARAH

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.