My Cousin Maria Schneider by Vanessa Schneider
A spare, heartbreaking memoir and tribute to Maria Schneider, the 1970s movie starlet who catapulted to fame in the controversial film Last Tango in Paris-only to live the rest of her life plagued by scandal-as told from the perspective of her adoring younger cousin.
"In this lovingly written memoir we read our way through the operatic coming of age story of Maria Schneider, the young French actor, who dives gracefully into the combat zone of the extremely competitive film industry, surfaces many times, and then loses sight of land in her own struggle with drugsI had to know, had to read about Maria as told by her younger, adoring and devoted cousin, Vanessa." * Deborah Harry *
"A touching tribute... Maria Schneider, with all her adventures and struggles, deserves to be better remembered, and her cousin shows us why. This stunning tale of Maria Schneider and her battles is stark yet consistently loving-and unforgettable." * Kirkus Reviews *
"An incredibly moving love letter." * Le Figaro *
"An exquisite portrait of a tragic heroine, whose story offers a heartrending example of the cruelty of powerful men" * Violaine Huisman *
"A devastating book." * Vogue France *
"Elegantly translated from the French by Molly Ringwald, My Cousin Maria Schneider is both a beautiful eulogy and a much-needed corrective - an opportunity to finally set the record straight... a generous account of a rare and complicated cinematic star" * Thessaly La Force, The New York Times *
"The book, written in the present tense, as if Vanessa is writing directly to her cousin, has a sad immediacy. Still, there are wonderful moments of enduring joy, connection and discovery" * The Washington Post *
"It's a fierce and fast read, savage and troubling, about a glamorous yet sordid world. It reveals Maria Schneider to be a great talent and a vulnerable soul whose gifts were exploited and betrayed shockingly by both her film family and her personal family, making for a narrative that's hard to look away from. I really felt for this individual, who had so much to offer but whose narrative and character were undermined in life and mined in death by immoral others. Molly Ringwald is to be commended for that lovely, natural-voiced translation" * Bidisha *
"A touching tribute... Maria Schneider, with all her adventures and struggles, deserves to be better remembered, and her cousin shows us why. This stunning tale of Maria Schneider and her battles is stark yet consistently loving-and unforgettable." * Kirkus Reviews *
"An incredibly moving love letter." * Le Figaro *
"An exquisite portrait of a tragic heroine, whose story offers a heartrending example of the cruelty of powerful men" * Violaine Huisman *
"A devastating book." * Vogue France *
"Elegantly translated from the French by Molly Ringwald, My Cousin Maria Schneider is both a beautiful eulogy and a much-needed corrective - an opportunity to finally set the record straight... a generous account of a rare and complicated cinematic star" * Thessaly La Force, The New York Times *
"The book, written in the present tense, as if Vanessa is writing directly to her cousin, has a sad immediacy. Still, there are wonderful moments of enduring joy, connection and discovery" * The Washington Post *
"It's a fierce and fast read, savage and troubling, about a glamorous yet sordid world. It reveals Maria Schneider to be a great talent and a vulnerable soul whose gifts were exploited and betrayed shockingly by both her film family and her personal family, making for a narrative that's hard to look away from. I really felt for this individual, who had so much to offer but whose narrative and character were undermined in life and mined in death by immoral others. Molly Ringwald is to be commended for that lovely, natural-voiced translation" * Bidisha *
Vanessa Schneider is a French journalist and novelist. She lives in Paris, where she works at the prestigious daily newspaper Le Monde. For over ten years, she has written award-winning essays and novels that have been translated abroad. My Cousin Maria Schneider is her eighth book, and her first to be translated into English.
Molly Ringwald's writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vogue, and she is the author of the bestselling novel-in-stories When It Happens to You. She previously translated Lie with Me, a novel by Philippe Besson.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472158574 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472158571 |
| Title | My Cousin Maria Schneider |
| Author | Vanessa Schneider |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2025-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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