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Norma Jeane Baker of Troy
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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Anne Carsons new work that reconsiders the stories of two iconic womenMarilyn Monroe and Helen of Troyfrom their point of view Norma Jeane Baker of Troy is a meditation on the destabilizing and destructive power of beauty, drawing together Helen of Troy and Marilyn Monroe, twin avatars of female fascination separated by millennia but united in mythopoeic force. Norma Jeane Baker was staged in the spring of 2019 at The Sheds Griffin Theater in New York, starring actor Ben Whishaw and soprano Rene Fleming and directed by Katie Mitchell.
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TheBookKeepers
TheBookKeepers
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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@mklong @WanderingBookaneer @LazyDays #lmpbc

The next book just arrived! I‘m excited to dive in

mklong Oh good! Glad you finally got a book for this round? 2y
mklong ?=!…why don‘t they let us edit comments?! 2y
TheBookKeepers Yes me too! @mklong 😊 2y
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mklong
mklong
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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@WanderingBookaneer your #LMPBC book is here! Looking forward to reading it ☺️

@LazyDays @TheBookKeepers Mine will go out this week!

WanderingBookaneer That wallpaper is stunning! 2y
mklong @WanderingBookaneer Thank you!! 2y
TheBookKeepers A couple days late but I‘ll mail mine tomorrow! 2y
mklong @TheBookKeepers Same! 2y
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WanderingBookaneer
WanderingBookaneer
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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Delving into Marilyn Monroe‘s life as I read my #LMPBC #Round13 poetry book for #GroupL

I‘m hoping to send it out tomorrow.

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WanderingBookaneer
WanderingBookaneer
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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#LMPBC #Round13 #GroupL

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TheBookKeepers What fun options!! My favorite contenders are the top 3, and the bottom right - but I‘ll read any you choose! 3y
mklong I‘m a big fan of Rich, Dove, and Carson, but I would be happy to read any of these 3y
LazyDays They all look good to me! 3y
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Aaronlisa
Aaronlisa
Norma Jeane Baker of Troy | Anne Carson
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I read this Nov 28 and rated it 4 ⭐️. Part poem, part theatre but 100% compelling.

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