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1 de ene. de 2001 · I can't recall precisely when I read Shopgirl (sometime between 2007 and '10, I'd say) but I do remember being somewhat nonplussed by the novella. I think I expected it to be somewhat more humorous (I read this after have read one of Steve's earlier comedy books), and I didn't expect as much emotional depth and complexity as I got.
1 de sept. de 2006 · Shopgirl: A Novella. Paperback – September 1, 2006. One of our country's most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin has written a novella that is unexpectedly perceptive about relationships and life. Martin is profoundly wise when it comes to the inner workings of the human heart.
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One of our country's most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin has written a novella that is unexpectedly perceptive about relationships and life. Martin is profoundly wise when it comes to the inner workings of the human heart.Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus ...
1 de oct. de 2000 · The story's very ambiguity steadily feeds its mysteriousness and power, and Danielewski's mastery of postmodernist and cinema-derived rhetoric up the ante continuously, and stunningly. One of the most impressive excursions into the supernatural in many a year. Share your opinion of this book. Comedian/playwright/essayist Martin (Pure Drivel ...
The shopgirl is Mirabelle, a beautiful aspiring artist who pays the rent by selling gloves at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus. She captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy, lonely businessman. As Ray and Mirabelle tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of lovewith consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking.
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But there is nonetheless an impressive gravity about Shopgirl. Its glints of comedy are sharp and dry . . . The novella has an edge to it, and a deep, unassuageable loneliness. Steve Martin's most achieved work to date may well have the strange effect of making people glad not to be Steve Martin." [2] Sienna Powers of
