by Françoise Giroud · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221054550
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«Alma Mahler, ou, L'art d'être aimée» is the biography of Alma Mahler written by Françoise Giroud.
Françoise Giroud reconstructs Alma Mahler's life in Vienna at the beginning of the twentieth century. The work recounts how the ban on composing and the secondary role imposed on women marked her existence, and retraces her relationships with Gustav Mahler, Oskar Kokoschka, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel. A biography that combines an intimate portrait with cultural context.
The book belongs to the «Elle était une fois» collection by R. Laffont. The edition includes a bibliography and eight pages of plates.
A work of interest for readers of biographies and enthusiasts of classical music, art history and Viennese cultural life at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Françoise Giroud was a French journalist, screenwriter, writer, and politician.
