Blonde

A Novel

Hardcover, 752 pages

English language

Published March 31, 2000 by Ecco.

ISBN:
978-0-06-019607-3
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OCLC Number:
43873901

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4 stars (1 review)

Blonde is a bestselling 2000 biographical fiction novel by Joyce Carol Oates that presents a fictionalized take on the life of American actress Marilyn Monroe. Oates insists that the novel is a work of fiction that should not be regarded as a biography. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize (2001) and the National Book Award (2000). Rocky Mountain News and Entertainment Weekly have listed Blonde as one of Joyce Carol Oates's best books. Oates regards Blonde as one of the two books (along with 1969's them) she will be remembered for.

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I originally got interested in this book because of some fascination with the life and troubles of Marylin Monroe. Bought the book (in portuguese) but never got to read it. It rested on my shelf until I found the movie "Blonde", by Andrew Dominik. I was struck by the movie's ethereal and complex view of the character and decided it was time to read the book, only to find out that the movie was a very faithful transposition of the complexity of Marilyn in the book. Then I saw the movie again to notice a lot of details and connections that I had not noticed before. To sum up: an excelent book and an excelent movie that depict a fascinating and complex Marilyn Monroe. Highly recommended, espcially for those who crave complex biographies (like me)

Subjects

  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • Monroe, Marilyn,
  • Oates, Joyce Carol - Prose & Criticism
  • Fiction - General
  • Fiction
  • Motion picture actors and actr
  • Biographical fiction
  • Fiction / Literary
  • Modern fiction
  • Monroe, Marilyn
  • Literary
  • 1926-1962
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif
  • Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)