The Public Image
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Muriel Spark |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Renate Belina[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Macmillan (UK) Knopf (US) |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 0-333-09018-7 |
The Public Image is a novel published in 1968 by Scottish author Muriel Spark and shortlisted for the Booker Prize the following year.[2]
It is set in Rome and concerns Annabel Christopher, an up-and-coming film actress. Annabel carefully cultivates her image to keep her career on course, managing to mask her lack of talent. But she reckons without her husband Frederick's loathing of his wife's manipulations and inexplicable success for which he plans his final revenge.
References[]
- ^ "1969 Man Booker Prize. Winner: Something to Answer For by P.H. Newby". www.middlemiss.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "The Public Image". Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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- 1968 British novels
- Novels by Muriel Spark
- Novels about actors
- Novels set in Rome
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