Did Natalie Portman Inspire Rachel Cusk's Life of M? Read Up on the Controversial Entanglement
The novel’s unnamed actress echoes details of Portman’s life, and the publisher says no public information shows she was involved.
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This is the book Life of M, by author Rachel Cusk, whom the actress pointed out as one of her favorite writers.
Rachel Cusk's latest book has the best PR strategy of the year: everyone thinks it's about her friendship with actress Natalie Portman. In reality, the book is a sad exploration of childhood and fame, writes DN's Martin Gelin.
Did Natalie Portman Inspire Rachel Cusk's Life of M? Read Up on the Controversial Entanglement
Rachel Cusk's forthcoming novel Life of M details the existence of an actress who bears a strong resemblance to Natalie Portman. But it doesn't appear the Oscar winner wanted to take center stage.
Natalie Portman at the Center of Literary Furor as Rachel Cusk’s ‘Life of M’ Nears Release
For decades, Natalie Portman has been one of our most cerebral stars. A 1999 Vanity Fair cover, promoting “The Phantom Menace,” asked whether the then-17-year-old might “choose Harvard over Hollywood.” She managed to do both, earning an Ivy League degree and an Oscar. Her characters in movies from “Jackie” to “May December” are often overthinkers, […]
A source close to the actress assures VF that the story behind Rachel Cusk’s new book is nothing but “a very ingenious marketing strategy” and that Portman’s friends are “quite indignant.” From Life of M to Jonathan Safran Foer’s inbox, the Oscar winner usually stars others’ stories. But why?
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