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12 ноября 2021 г. 01:17
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I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the blurb on the cover says it all : "explosive narrative". It was hard for me to believe, but it is true - indeed, Coco Chanel not only was a "horizontal collaborationist" during the WW2, but she also knowingly worked for Abwehr and SS. Full stop, my world's view has been crashed. On the other side, Hal Vaughan, being an objective historian, diligently lists all the documents and the theories on the subject; that makes reading of the book a bit difficult, as well as making it hard to figure out which truth do we want more to believe. A couple of my personal take-aways: never mind her talent and energy, in all her actions (be it constant change of the lovers, business deals or providing information to Nazis) Coco Chanel seemed…
ISBN: 9780701185008, 978-0-701-18500-8
Год издания: 2011
Язык: Русский
Твердый переплет, суперобложка, 304 стр.
Формат: 160x240
Жанры: Биографии и мемуары
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Всего 112 ноября 2021 г. 01:17
74
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I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, the blurb on the cover says it all : "explosive narrative". It was hard for me to believe, but it is true - indeed, Coco Chanel not only was a "horizontal collaborationist" during the WW2, but she also knowingly worked for Abwehr and SS. Full stop, my world's view has been crashed. On the other side, Hal Vaughan, being an objective historian, diligently lists all the documents and the theories on the subject; that makes reading of the book a bit difficult, as well as making it hard to figure out which truth do we want more to believe. A couple of my personal take-aways: never mind her talent and energy, in all her actions (be it constant change of the lovers, business deals or providing information to Nazis) Coco Chanel seemed…
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