Pentimento (Back Bay Books)
by Lillian Hellman
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Author: Lillian HellmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-03-29
ISBN: 0316352888
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Back Bay Books
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Book Review: A Fascinating Portrait of a Fascinating Life
Summary: 5 Stars
Lillian Hellman, one of the great playwrights of the Twentieth Century, bares her soul in this electrifying collection of vignettes about her life in the theatre; her friends and family; her complex relationship with the great Dashiell Hammett; and much more.Reading this book is like listening to Hellman talk intimately about her life. It is a true memoir; she does not remember details; the conversations tend to be fragmented, and she freely admits that her memories may have been blurred by the passage of time.
Hellman was an extraordinary writer and an extraordinary woman. In PENTIMENTO she reveals herself as few writers have ever done. She makes no attempt to portray herself as a hero or a villain, but as a real, living, breathing woman with changing views and difficult but fascinating relationships.
Some people have questioned the truth of some of the stories in this book. Hellman does not claim to be an historian; she is merely a human being talking about the things, places, and people of her life. It is precisely because the book is so fragmented and uneven that it rings so true.
All in all, a MUST READ!!
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