The Wig
A Hairbrained History
Distributed for Reaktion Books
Translated by Christina MacSweeney
256 pages
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20 color plates, 50 halftones
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5 1/4 x 8 1/4
Review Quotes
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado | Los Angeles Review of Books
"A witty and encyclopedic work. . . . Should be part of the collection of any enthusiast of the essay genre."
Lauren Moya Ford | Hyperallergic
"[Explores] the wig’s silly, sexy, and serious strains in a collection of fanciful short essays. . . . It’s clear that for Amara, the wig is an excuse to ponder, wander, and lose himself to flights of fancy."
Carlos Fonseca, Trinity College, Cambridge, author of "Natural History"
"With the precision of a Renaissance collector, Amara has written a book as wonderful and impressive as the old cabinets of curiosities. From Andy Warhol to Andre Agassi, the collection exposed in The Wig makes us smile and laugh with amazement, while we reflect on how shaky identity is."
Isaac Davidson, hairstylist, wig designer, founder of Wigbar
"A clever and illuminating take on the world of wigs. A book every hairdresser should have in their collection."
Juan Pablo Villalobos, author of "I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me" and "Down the Rabbit Hole"
"In this smart and humorous account of the history of the wig, Amara proves he’s not afraid of frivolity, using it to dig deep into the history of our ideas and costumes."
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