Book · 1994 · Biography & Autobiography
Edie
American Girl
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About Edie Sedwick it was called Edie American Girl and American Girl which came out in 1982 it was the modern re-entry of the oral history into the American Consciousness.
The best things said about it
It's by Jean Stein who also her her first really popular oral history was called Edy American Girl published in 1982.
Why people recommend it
Edie by Jean Stein is a landmark modern oral history that chronicles the dramatic life, rise, and tragic fall of Edie Sedgwick within the vibrant cultural landscape of 1960s America. On an episode of The Book Review podcast, Dwight Garner brought up the book, which was originally published in 1982, noting that it marked the modern re-entry of the oral history genre into the American public consciousness. During the same podcast series, Maria Russo also discussed the publication, observing that it established Jean Stein's reputation for crafting compelling oral histories before she later wrote West of Eden. Russo compared the structural parallel and thematic resonance between Stein's two major works, highlighting how both books serve as definitive literary bookends capturing distinct facets of American identity and place. Through these critical reflections, the podcast hosts celebrated Stein's pioneering methodological approach, which allowed subjects to narrate their own histories through collected interviews, thereby creating a vivid, multi-voiced portrait of a cultural era that continues to captivate historians, biographers, and readers alike.
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Maria Russo I mean I think I see these books as kind of you know bookends almost you know they they also show a lot she… 2
“it's by Jean Stein who also her her first really popular oral history was called Edy American Girl published in 1982”
“I mean I think I see these books as kind of you know bookends almost you know they they also show a lot she probably must have seen that you know wanted that parallel to be made with her subtitles an American Girl American Girl right this is an American place”
Dwight Garner About Edie Sedwick it was called Edie American Girl and American Girl which came out in 1982 it was the mod… 1
“About Edie Sedwick it was called Edie American Girl and American Girl which came out in 1982 it was the modern re-entry of the oral history into the American Consciousness”
