The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup

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The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup is a collection of Susan Orlean’s narrative nonfiction essays profiling a wide range of quirky, compelling real-life characters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay collection
literary work
nonfiction book
author Susan Orlean NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
containsWorkType essay
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception generally positive reviews
genre narrative nonfiction
hasAuthorGender female
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasPart “Show Dog” NERFINISHED
“The American Man, Age 10”
“The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup” (title essay) NERFINISHED
“The Maui Surfer Girls” NERFINISHED
hasSetting various international locations
various locations in the United States
hasSubtitle Essays
hasTheme American eccentricity
everyday life
identity
obsession
intendedAudience general adult readership
isPartOfAuthorCareerPhase post-The Orchid Thief period
language English
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement New Journalism NERFINISHED
mediaType book
print
narrativeStyle first-person journalism
notableFor character-driven reportage
vivid descriptive prose
publicationYear 2001
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
subjectMatter American culture
eccentric characters
popular culture
profiles of real people
timePeriodCovered late 20th century
titleCharacterType bullfighter
workTitle The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup NERFINISHED
writingStyle humorous tone
immersive reporting
observational detail

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