Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen literary fiction and succeed

and succeed

Huge in scope

so that people will look at her

headstand or boxing

the man she comes to love draws her in the opposite direction

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen literary fiction and succeedFizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian 'A fascinating, rollicking book in search of why, where and how fame strikes. Sit back and enjoy the ride.' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads '[An] engaging and well researched book Jenner brings his material to vivid life' Observer Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling,