Fragments - by Marilyn Monroe (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Fragments" is an unprecedented collection of written artifacts--notes to herself, letters, even poems--in Marilyn Monroe's own handwriting, never before published, along with rarely seen intimate photos. These bits of text reveal a woman who loved deeply and strove to perfect her craft.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><i>Fragments </i>is an event--an unforgettable book that will redefine one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century and that, nearly fifty years after her death, will definitively reveal Marilyn Monroe's humanity. <p/>Marilyn's image is so universal that we can't help but believe we know all there is to know of her. Every word and gesture made headlines and garnered controversy. Her serious gifts as an actor were sometimes eclipsed by her notoriety--and by the way the camera fell helplessly in love with her. <p/>Beyond the headlines--and the too-familiar stories of heartbreak and desolation--was a woman far more curious, searching, witty, and hopeful than the one the world got to know. Now, for the first time, readers can meet the private Marilyn and understand her in a way we never have before. <i>Fragments </i>is an unprecedented collection of written artifacts--notes to herself, letters, even poems--in Marilyn's own handwriting, never before published, along with rarely seen intimate photos. <p/>Jotted in notebooks, typed on paper, or written on hotel letterhead, these texts reveal a woman who loved deeply and strove to perfect her craft. They show a Marilyn Monroe unsparing in her analysis of her own life, but also playful, funny, and impossibly charming. The easy grace and deceptive lightness that made her performances indelible emerge on the page, as does the simmering tragedy that made her last appearances so affecting.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"There is delight in this picture of the icon as more sincere, striving, intellectually ambitious, and perceptive than we'd ever have guessed." --<i>Publishers Weekly </i> <p/>"Sentences trail across the page, then merge in clumps, like paper airplanes tossed into a net; multiple cross-outs, repetitions and misspellings make them a challenge to decipher. Nonetheless, a certain potency resides in their runic quality...Passionate decoders of the Monroe legacy will have a field day.." --<i>The New York Times</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Marilyn Monroe was the defining actress of her age. Born in Los Angeles in 1926, Monroe first gained notice for small but memorable roles in <i>The Asphalt Jungle </i>and <i>All About Eve </i>in 1950. Over the next decade, she starred in numerous films, including <i>Gentlemen Prefer Blondes</i>, <i>Some Like It Hot</i>, <i>How to Marry a Millionaire</i>, and <i>The Seven Year Itch</i>. Acclaimed for these and many other performances, Monroe also studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio. She died in 1962.</p>
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