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Delayed Rays of a Star

Amanda Lee Koe

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20th-century women navigating art and ambition.

Dive into "Delayed Rays of a Star" if historical fiction layered with powerful female narratives entices you. This novel extends an invitation to walk alongside Marlene, Anna May, and Leni, each a fascinating embodiment of success and struggle during times when the world was rapidly changing. Their complexity captures the essence of an era, making it both discerning and reflective for today's readers.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English Fiction (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781526609007
Author: Amanda Lee Koe
Date of Publication: 2019-07-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 1735 readers)

Description

When a photographer captures Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong and Leni Riefenstahl in one frame at a party in Berlin in 1928, no one realizes the extent to which their lives will reflect the tumultuous decades that follow. Marlene crosses the Atlantic to find fame in Hollywood, the town that eats out of the palm of her hand till her wrinkles begin to show. After establishing her position as a filmmaker, Leni watches her fame turn to notoriety following the defeat of Nazi Germany. Nine and a half times out of ten films, the side characters played by Anna May must die so the white male lead can be returned to his white paramour on the screen. In the murky world these women navigate, their choices will be held up to the test of time. How much has anything changed? This fierce and exquisite novel about womanhood, ambition, and art, played out against the shifting political tides of the twentieth century, introduces a mesmerizing new literary talent for our times.
 

20th-century women navigating art and ambition.

Dive into "Delayed Rays of a Star" if historical fiction layered with powerful female narratives entices you. This novel extends an invitation to walk alongside Marlene, Anna May, and Leni, each a fascinating embodiment of success and struggle during times when the world was rapidly changing. Their complexity captures the essence of an era, making it both discerning and reflective for today's readers.

  • Singapore Literature Prize Nominee for English Fiction (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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