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| Author | Jess Walter |
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| Publisher | Harper |
Publication date | 2012 |
Beautiful Ruins is a 2012 bestselling novel by Jess Walter. It is his sixth novel.[1] The novel is a social satire critiquing Hollywood culture.[1] Though not the explicit focus of the novel, receiving very little direct appearances in the novel, the characters' lives revolve around Elizabeth Taylor and her role in the movie Cleopatra, and the subsequent love affair between Taylor and Richard Burton.[2]
- ^ a b Gwinn, Mary Ann (24 June 2012). "'Beautiful Ruins': Jess Walter's dark, clever look at Hollywood entertainment factory". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
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