Tell me I'm an artist : a novel /
At her San Francisco art school, Joey enrolls in a film elective that requires her to complete what seems like a straightforward assignment, create a self-portrait. Joey inexplicably decides to remake Wes Anderson's Rushmore despite having never seen the movie. As Tell Me I'm An Artist unf...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Soft Skull Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | At her San Francisco art school, Joey enrolls in a film elective that requires her to complete what seems like a straightforward assignment, create a self-portrait. Joey inexplicably decides to remake Wes Anderson's Rushmore despite having never seen the movie. As Tell Me I'm An Artist unfolds over the course of the semester, the assignment hangs over her as she struggles to exist in a well-heeled world that is hugely different from any she has known. Miles away, Joey's sister goes missing, leaving her toddler with their mother, who in turn suggests that Joey might be the selfish one for pursuing her dreams. Meanwhile, her only friend at school, the enigmatic Suz, makes meaningful, appealing art, a product of Suz's own singular drive and talent as well as decades of careful nurturing by wealthy, sophisticated parents. |
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| Physical Description: | 353 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781593767211 1593767218 |