The starlet and the spy : a novel
(Book)
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirlington - Adult Fiction - NEW | F YI | Long Overdue (Lost) | November 2, 2020 |
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Published
New York : Harper, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
173, 8 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"P.S. Insights, interviews, & more"--Back cover.
General Note
"Originally published as Marilyn and me in the United Kingdom in 2019 by Fourth estate."--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-173).
Description
February 1954. Although the Korean War armistice was signed a year ago, most citizens of Seoul still battle to return to some semblance of normalcy. Conditions are dismal. Children beg for food, and orphanages are teeming. Alice J. Kim, a Korean translator and typist for the American forces still sanctioned in the city, yearns for the life she used to live before her country was torn apart. Then Alice's boss makes an announcement-the American movie star Marilyn Monroe will be visiting Korea on a four-day USO tour, and Alice has been chosen as her translator. Though intrigued, Alice has few expectations of the job-what could she and a beautiful actress at the peak of her fame possibly have to talk about? Yet the Marilyn she meets, while just as dazzling and sensual as Alice expected, is also surprisingly approachable. As Marilyn's visit unfolds, Alice is forced into a reckoning with her own painful past. -- from Amazon.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Fiction.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Travel -- Korea -- Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Fiction.
Nineteen fifties -- Fiction.
Women translators -- Korea -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Korea -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Fiction.
Monroe, Marilyn, -- 1926-1962 -- Travel -- Korea -- Fiction.
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Fiction.
Nineteen fifties -- Fiction.
Women translators -- Korea -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Yi, C., & Kim, C. (2019). The starlet and the spy: a novel (First U.S. edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yi, Chi-min, 1974- and Chi-Young, Kim. 2019. The Starlet and the Spy: A Novel. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yi, Chi-min, 1974- and Chi-Young, Kim. The Starlet and the Spy: A Novel Harper, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Yi, Chi-min, and Chi-Young Kim. The Starlet and the Spy: A Novel First U.S. edition., Harper, 2019.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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