The Barbie Chronicles

A Living Doll Turns Forty
Herausgeber: Mcdonough, Yona Zeldis

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Produktbeschreibung

On the occasion of her 40th birthday, the complete story of Barbie, featuring an inspired collection of essays by Jane Smiley, Erica Jong, Anna Quindlen, Carol Shields, Meg Wolitzer, and a host of other Barbie-watchers. 8-page photo insert.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchstone
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780684862750
• ISBN-10: 0684862751
• Artikelnr.: 21871792

Autorenporträt

Yona Zeldis McDonough is the author of seven novels. Her short fiction, articles, and essays have been published in anthologies as well as in numerous national magazines and newspapers. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Who's That Girl? Steven C. Dubin
Golden Oldie Stephanie Coontz
Dangerous Curves
Barbie Buys a Bra Pamela Brandt
Elegy for My Mother M. G. Lord
Teen Idol Leslie Paris
Barbie Meets Bouguereau Carol Ockman
Barbie's Body Project Wendy Singer Jones
Sex and the Single Doll Yona Zeldis McDonough
Happy Birthday to You!
Barbie at 35 Anna Quindlen
My Mentor, Barbie Susan Shapiro
Barbie in Black and White Ann duCille
Barbie Does Yom Kippur Rabbi Susan Schnur
Postmodern Muse
Photographing the Dolls Jeanne Marie Beaumont
Of Mere Plastic David Trinidad
Planning the Fantasy
Wedding Denise Duhamel
Holocaust Barbie Denise Duhamel
Barbie's Gyn Appointment Denise Duhamel
Material Girl Melissa Hook
Barbie Gets a Bum Rap Sherrie A. Inness
Our Daughters, Their Barbies
I Believe in Dolls Carol Shields
You Can Never Have
Too Many Jane Smiley
Barbie Doesn't Live Here
Anymore Mariflo Stephens
Barbie, Twelve-Step Toy Molly Jong-Fast
Twelve Dancing Barbies Erica Jong
Barbie as Boy Toy Meg Wolitzer
Notes and References
Contributors
Index