Taking selfies is not the exclusive preserve of millennials. In
Selfies, the niece of French philosopher Simone Weil, also daughter
of one of the most brilliant mathematicians of the 20th c., gives a
playful twist to the concept of self-representation: taking her cue
from self-portraits by women artists, ranging from the 13th c.
through the Renaissance to Frida Kahlo and Vivian Maier, Weil has
written a memoir in pieces, that is yet unified. Each picture acts
as a portal to a significant moment from Weil's own life (as
schoolgirl, writer, daughter and mother) and sparks anecdotes
tangentially touching on topical issues (from the Palestinian
question to the pain of a mother witnessing her son's psychotic
breakdown, to the subtle manifestations of anti-Semitism, to
ageism, genetics, and a Jewish dog...). Switching from poignant to
light-hearted, with Weil's trademark irony and self-deprecating
humour, Selfies is a sophisticated, `delightful read', with
heartwrenching tendencies. (Front cover photograph: VIVIAN MAIER,
Self-portrait, New York, NY, 1955 copyright Estate of Vivian Maier,
Courtesy Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York.
End page photograph of the author by Marc Riboud, courtesy of
Catherine Riboud, Paris.)
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