The age of light : a novel
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Uintah County Library - Fiction - Second Floor
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Biographical fiction.
Biographical fiction. .
Fashion models -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction. .
Love stories.
Love stories. .
Man Ray, -- 1890-1976 -- Fiction.
Miller, Lee, -- 1907-1977 -- Fiction.
Models (Persons) -- Fiction.
Models (Persons) -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
War photographers -- Fiction.
War photographers -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Biographical fiction. .
Fashion models -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction. .
Love stories.
Love stories. .
Man Ray, -- 1890-1976 -- Fiction.
Miller, Lee, -- 1907-1977 -- Fiction.
Models (Persons) -- Fiction.
Models (Persons) -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
War photographers -- Fiction.
War photographers -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-371).
Description
She went to Paris to start over, to make art instead of being made into it. A captivating debut novel by Whitney Scharer, The Age of Light tells the story of Vogue model turned renowned photographer Lee Miller, and her search to forge a new identity as an artist after a life spent as a muse. "I'd rather take a photograph than be one," she declares after she arrives in Paris in 1929, where she soon catches the eye of the famous Surrealist Man Ray. Though he wants to use her only as a model, Lee convinces him to take her on as his assistant and teach her everything he knows. But Man Ray turns out to be an egotistical, charismatic force, and as they work together in the darkroom, their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined, changing the course of Lee's life forever. Lee's journey takes us from the cabarets of bohemian Paris to the battlefields of war-torn Europe during WWII, from discovering radical new photography techniques to documenting the liberation of the concentration camps as one of the first female war correspondents. Through it all, Lee must grapple with the question of whether it's possible to reconcile romantic desire with artistic ambition-and what she will have to sacrifice to do so. Told in interweaving timelines, this sensuous, richly detailed novel brings Lee Miller-a brilliant and pioneering artist-out of the shadows of a man's legacy and into the light.
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In 1929, Lee Miller went to Paris to start over, to make art instead of being made into it. She soon catches the eye of the famous Surrealist Man Ray. Though he wants to use her only as a model, Lee convinces him to take her on as his assistant and teach her everything he knows. As she works with him in the darkroom, their personal and professional lives become intimately entwined. From the cabarets of bohemian Paris to the battlefields of war-torn Europe during WWII, Lee must grapple with the question of whether it's possible to reconcile romantic desire with artistic ambition-- and what she will have to sacrifice to do so. -- adapted from jacket
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scharer, W. (2019). The age of light: a novel (First edition.). Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scharer, Whitney. 2019. The Age of Light: A Novel. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scharer, Whitney. The Age of Light: A Novel Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scharer, Whitney. The Age of Light: A Novel First edition., Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
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