Pentimento

by Lillian Hellman

Overview

The second volume of memoirs from the acclaimed playwright and National Book Award-winning author. 

In this widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs, An Unfinished Woman, the legendary playwright Lillian Hellman looks back at some of the people who, wittingly or unwittingly, exerted profound influence on her development as a woman and a writer. The portraits include Hellman's recollection of a lifelong friendship that began in childhood, reminiscences that formed the basis of the Academy Award-winning film Julia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316352888
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	03/29/2000
Series:	Back Bay Books
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	1160L (what's this?)

Editorial Reviews

Hellman's 1973 title was the second of three volumes of memoirs written after she had dried up as a playwright. These remembrances have come under fire by many who claim she lifted some of these stories from others, such as the famous "Julia" chapter upon which the film was based, and completely invented others. Whether fact or fiction, begged, borrowed, or stolen, who cares? This book makes for great reading. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

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