An Extraordinary Theory of Objects

An Extraordinary Theory of Objects A Memoir of an Outsider in Paris

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Publisher's Synopsis

It'sGirl Interruptedmeets Miranda July—with a touch of Joan Didion—in this captivating collection of original essays revolving around a young American girl's coming of age in Paris. As an adolescent in a foreign country, Stephanie LaCava found an unconventional way to deal with her social awkwardness and feelings of uncertainty about the future by taking solace from the strange and beautiful objects she came across in her daily life. Filled with beautiful illustrations and providing a retrospective of nineties fashion and culture,An Extraordinary Theory of Objects: A Memoir of an Outsider in Parisis sure to be a collector's item for Francophiles or anyone who has ever found security in the strangest of places.

About the Publisher

Harper

Harper

HarperFiction publishes some of the best commercial writers around, ranging from bestselling crime author Stuart MacBride, to leaders in women?s fiction Cecelia Ahern, Lindsey Kelk and Barbara Taylor Bradford. The imprint also publishes the bestselling historical fiction of Bernard Cornwell, exciting work from Lauren Beukes and Rosie Thomas, and thriller successes Sam Bourne and Simon Toyne. From sagas to thrillers to sexy summer reads, HarperFiction has something for everyone.

Book information

ISBN: 9780061963896
Publisher: Harper
Imprint: Harper
Pub date:
DEWEY: 944.361083092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 205
Weight: 278g
Height: 185mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 22mm