Identical Strangers by Elyse Schein

Identical Strangers by Elyse Schein

From myths and fables to literature and movies, twin stories have always captivated the public. In this gripping narrative Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, twins separated at birth, narrate their story from the day their separate lives intersected and they discovered each other. As they begin to uncover the reasons behind their separation as babies, their memoir becomes one part detective story, one part meditation on identity and one part fascinating investigation into the science and subculture of twins.

Elyse Schein is a writer and filmmaker. Her short films I Steal Happiness and Private Dick have been shown at the Telluride Film Festival and at cinemas in Prague and San Francisco. A graduate of Stony Brook University, she studied film at FAMU, Prague's Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts. She has also worked as an English teacher, photographer, and translator. Schein lives in Brooklyn.

Paula Bernstein is a freelance writer whose work has been published in The New York Times, New York, The Village Voice, and Redbook, among other publications. Formerly a reporter at Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, Bernstein has also been a regular contributor to CNN. A graduate of Wellesley College, she has a master's degree in cinema studies from New York University. Bernstein lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.

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ISBN 13	9781400064960
ISBN 10	1400064961
Title	Identical Strangers
Author	Elyse Schein
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Three Rivers Press
Year published	2007-11-29
Number of pages	288
Prizes	Winner of Books for a Better Life (Psychology) 2007
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