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Throughout her explosive and tempestuous career, Edith Piaf cast a spell over all who came in contact with her. This tiny person, the little sparrow as she was called, who stood only four foot ten and performed in simple black, was a force of nature. After her, popular singing would never be the same. This classic biography documents her meteoric rise from street urchin to living legend, whose power and influence were so great that she formed an entire generation of actors and singers, including Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour. Today, when you think of the essence of France, you think of the Eiffel Tower, perfume, love, fine wine, and also Edith Piaf.

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Author:   Monique Lange
Publisher:   Skyhorse Publishing
Imprint:   Arcade Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 19.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 26.60cm
Weight:   0.953kg
ISBN:  

9781611455083

ISBN 10:   1611455081
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   07 June 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Monique Lange was a renowned French novelist, screenwriter, and editor. She was born into a family of intellectuals, which included philosophers Henri Bergson and Emmanuel Berl. A lifelong writer and lover of words, she worked as an editor for La revue de cinema and the famous literary journal Les temps modernes. She wrote screenplays for Roberto Rossellini (Vanina Vanini), Henri-Georges Clouzot (La prisonniere) and Vittorio De Seta (L'invitata), among many others. Her novels include Catfish, The Plane Trees, and The Bathing Huts, and in addition to her biography of Piaf she produced a biography of Jean Cocteau. She died in 1996.

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