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The Lives of the Muses
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Francine Prose is the author of twenty-one works of fiction including, the highly acclaimed Mister Monkey; the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director's Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.

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"Rollicking ... Almost too much fun to read." -- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"Stylish writing ... a clear-eyed view .. cherry-picked examples." -- USA Today"With elegance, eloquence and majesty, Prose has give us a glimpse of the tangled webs of art and Eros." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution"Refreshing ... a wonderful work of revisionist biography." -- Kirkus Reviews"A wonderful combination of argument and literary portraiture." -- Wall Street Journal"Prose has done a great service in her just reconsideration of the rather strange, complicated role of the muse." -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review"Juicy reading .... a thoroughly researched, highly opinionated series of fascinating double biographies." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review"A supple work of cultural history." -- Time magazine"Sad, glamorous and entirely riveting." -- Newsweek"Francine Prose humanizes nine women who, in some cases, have been idealized beyond recognition. Hurrah for real women." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Entertaining ... Prose's indignation, intelligence, scorching wit and critical insight have full play." -- Washington Post Book World"A remarkable book...piquant, intelligent, provocative--and sometimes haunting." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune"Prose make a remarkable case for the exceptionality of these women in their own right." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Exceptionally well researched ... an elegant study." -- Book Forum"Lively and compassionate" -- Entertainment Weekly"Richly drawn ... Prose approaches the artist-muse relationship with respect and wonder." -- Gotham Magazine"Prose taps into the power of nine in this inspired book." -- Art News"Packed with fascinating details." -- Columbus Dispatch"Smooth smart and altogether engaging." -- Atlanta Journal Constitution

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