Decorating a Room of One's Own
Conversations on Interior Design with Miss Havisham, Jane Eyre, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth Bennet, Ishmael, and Other Literary Notables
(Sprache: Englisch)
Wickedly funny interviews with fictional literary characters about their homes and dwellings using the language of contemporary interior design reportage
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Wickedly funny interviews with fictional literary characters about their homes and dwellings using the language of contemporary interior design reportage
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What would Little Women be without the charms of the March family's cozy New England home? Or Wuthering Heights without the ghost-infested Wuthering Heights? Getting lost in the setting of a good book can be half the pleasure of reading, and Decorating a Room of One's Own brings literary backdrops to the foreground in this wryly affectionate satire of interior design reporting. English professor and humorist Susan Harlan spoofs decorating culture by reimagining its subject as famous fictional homes and "interviews" the residents who reveal their true tastes: Lady Macbeth's favorite room in the castle, or the design inspiration behind Jay Gatsby's McMansion of unfulfilled dreams. Featuring 30 entries of notable dwellings, sidebars such as "Setting Up an Ideal Governess's Room," and four-color spot illustrations throughout, Decorating a Room of One's Own is the ideal book for readers who appreciate fine literature and a good end table.
Autoren-Porträt von Susan Harlan
Susan Harlan is an associate professor of English literature at Wake Forest University and a freelance journalist who contributes regularly to The Guardian and has written for Real Simple, Curbed, Jezebel, McSweeney s, and The Hairpin.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Susan Harlan
- 2018, 208 Seiten, 25 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 16,1 x 21 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Abrams Image
- ISBN-10: 1419732374
- ISBN-13: 9781419732379
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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"From Lady Macbeth's favourite room in the castle, to Lizzy Bennet's vision of Pemberly, this delightfully satirical book brings literary backdrops to the foreground by reimagining characters as homeowners who reveal their tastes in interiors" The Bookseller
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