Cleopatra's Nose

A New York Times Notable Book of 2007

Cleopatra's Nose is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles, representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and women's work--a term that, in her definition, encompasses haute couture, literature, and ruling empires. The subjects are varied--Cleopatra, Jackie Kennedy, Anne Frank; tofu, performance art, pornography--but as a whole these essays hint at the central preoccupations of a uniquely inquisitive mind.

Author: Judith Thurman
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/28/2008
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780312427757

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 11/23/2008 pg. 20

About the Author

Judith Thurman is the author of Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller and Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette. A staff writer at The New Yorker, she lives in New York City.

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