Hesselholdt, Christina

Vivian

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ISBN 13:: 9781910695616
author:: Hesselholdt, Christina
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Fitzcarraldo Editions
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 192
Dimensions:: 19.5 x 12.7 centimetres
Genre:: Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
Condition:: New
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£17.73

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Vivian Maier's photographic legacy was only revealed after her death, and it is this enigmatic story that Christina Hesselholdt explores in her novel. Born into a dysfunctional family, Vivian grew up to become a loving nanny for wealthy families in Chicago and New York, yet she also took more than 150,000 photographs throughout four decades. These pictures, mainly shot with Rollieflex cameras, offer a unique glimpse into Vivian's life, but they were largely unknown until an auction shortly before her death. In VIVIAN, Hesselholdt weaves together multiple voices to tell Vivian's story: her own, that of her mother, one of the children she cared for, and a narrator who pulls the threads together. Through this narrative, Hesselholdt raises questions about the nature of art and identity, and why Vivian chose not to pursue her photography as a career. The result is a complex and thought-provoking portrait of an intriguing woman whose life was marked by both beauty and hardship.

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