📗 Libro en inglés THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE: THE OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF EDITH PIAF

Born Edith Gassion and christened Piaf ("sparrow") by her first employer, Piaf became one of the most famous French cabaret singers of the 20th century, as well as an actor on stage and screen. Piaf wrote her autobiography in 1958; this translation updates the 1965 version by Masoin de Virton and Peter Trewartha. Though Piaf touches on many aspects of her active and colorful life, her book is somewhat thin on the type of detail found in the kiss-and-tell autobiographies fashionable today. In addition, Piaf skips over several large chunks of time as she recounts her life and career. Libraries that own the 1965 edition will probably not feel the need to replace it with this one because the two are so similar. Since Piaf's appeal is somewhat specialized, this book is recommended for larger public libraries. Academic libraries with significant performing arts collections might also consider.-James E. Perone, Mount Union Coll., Alliance, OH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information