Walking with Garbo: Conversations and Recollections

by Raymond Daum

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060164921
• ISBN13: 9780060164928
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating look at the very private Greta Garbo

At the time that I stumbled upon this book, not only had I read a couple of biographies about Garbo, I had also found the images of the older Garbo walking the streets of New York fascinating. I decided to take a chance and add it to my collection. I am glad that I did, in fact, once I started reading it, I had a hard time putting it down. The very private Garbo said, "I've always wanted two lives - one for movies, one for myself." While Walking With Garbo contains quite of bit of biographical information, beautiful photographs, and interesting trivia and quotes about Garbo in relation to her film career, what I found most fascinating was the look this book gives into Garbo's private life, her life after her film career had ended, her likes and dislikes, her habits, her sense of humor, her very human longings, her observations of the anonymous others who were so busy observing her. The author extensively quotes from conversations with her, and getting to know a bit about the private Garbo was fascinating. Unlike other books I have read about her, this book does not dwell on Garbo's sexuality, which I found refreshing and which is one of the things I most appreciate about this book. I found this book to be very well written and a joy to read. It is one of my favorites, and in my opinion, it is worthy of Five Stars.