An extraordinary theory of objects : a memoir of an outsider in Paris / Stephanie LaCava ; with illustrations by Matthew Nelson.
Publication details: New York : Harper, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 205 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:- 9780061963896 (hbk.)
- 0061963895 (hbk.)
- 944.361083/092 23
- DC718.A44 L33 2012
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 944.361 LAC | Available | 053492 |
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Includes bibliographical references.
A series of illustrated essays that unfold in cinematic fashion, LaCava's book explores her girlhood in the Parisian suburb of Le Vésinet, where her feelings of anxiety and depression are lifted when she begins to discover the uncommon, uncelebrated beauty in common objects.