Judith Thurman Books
I became alone
Explores five women poets, ranging from Sappho to Emily Dickinson, through brief biographies and selections of their poetry.
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I'd like to try a monster's eye
Imagine how different things might look if you had x-ray eyes or were a sprout inching up out of the ground.
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The magic lantern
Traces the art of motion picture photography from shadow shows a thousand years ago through the magic lantern, projected pictures, the still camera, the perfecting of film, and the first talkies.
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The Pure and the Impure
By Colette Introduction By Judith Thurman Translated By Herma Briffault
Colette herself considered The Pure and the Impure her best book, "the nearest I shall ever come to writing an autobiography." This guided tour of the erotic netherworld with which Colette was so i...
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