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Dancer. Courtesan. Spy. Executed by a French firing squad in 1917. One hundred years on from her death, questions are still raised about her conviction.
Now, the lesser-known, often tragic story of the woman who claimed she was born a princess, and died a figure of public hatred, with no one to claim her body is told by break-out talent writer Emma Beeby (Judge Dredd), artist Ariela Kristantina (Insexts), and colorist Pat Masioni drawing on biographies and released MI5 files
We meet Mata Hari in prison at the end of her life as she writes her memoir—part romantic tale of a Javanese princess who performed "sacred" nude dances for Europe's elite, and part real-life saga of a disgraced wife and mother, who has everything she loves taken from her.
But, as she sits trial for treason and espionage, we hear another tale, of a flamboyant Dutch woman who became "the most dangerous spy France has ever captured"—a double agent who whored herself for secrets, lived a life of scandal and loved only money.
Leading us to ask . . . who was the real Mata Hari?
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- ISBN: 9781506705903
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June 1, 2019
For more than a century, her name has conjured images of exotic locales, early 20th-century European decadence, and high-stakes espionage and treachery, while the details behind her rise to infamy and tragic end have remained relatively unknown. Historical record shows that Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, née Zelle (1876-1917), aka Mata Hari, was born to an affluent Dutch family and went on to become a wife, mother, lover, courtesan, and global superstar before being convicted of spying for Germany during World War I and executed by French authorities at just 41 years old. But her life was much richer and vastly more complex than broad strokes could possibly convey, so it's a good thing we have this carefully researched, beautifully written new biography. Author Beeby (Sword of Sorrow) uses her subject's incarceration and trial as a frame for a nonlinear exploration of her life, often skillfully flashing across decades from one panel to the next. Accomplished illustration and clever page design by artists Kristantina (The Logan Legacy) and Masioni (Unknown Soldier) keep the narrative flowing, resulting in a brilliant portrait of a woman driven by her hunger for independence and doomed by a contradictory nature that also made her a legend. VERDICT A terrific and nuanced biography that proves its subject worthy of reevaluation and announces its author as a talent to watch. [See publisher spotlight, p. 42.]
Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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June 1, 2019
For more than a century, her name has conjured images of exotic locales, early 20th-century European decadence, and high-stakes espionage and treachery, while the details behind her rise to infamy and tragic end have remained relatively unknown. Historical record shows that Margaretha Geertruida "Margreet" MacLeod, n�e Zelle (1876-1917), aka Mata Hari, was born to an affluent Dutch family and went on to become a wife, mother, lover, courtesan, and global superstar before being convicted of spying for Germany during World War I and executed by French authorities at just 41 years old. But her life was much richer and vastly more complex than broad strokes could possibly convey, so it's a good thing we have this carefully researched, beautifully written new biography. Author Beeby (Sword of Sorrow) uses her subject's incarceration and trial as a frame for a nonlinear exploration of her life, often skillfully flashing across decades from one panel to the next. Accomplished illustration and clever page design by artists Kristantina (The Logan Legacy) and Masioni (Unknown Soldier) keep the narrative flowing, resulting in a brilliant portrait of a woman driven by her hunger for independence and doomed by a contradictory nature that also made her a legend. VERDICT A terrific and nuanced biography that proves its subject worthy of reevaluation and announces its author as a talent to watch. [See publisher spotlight, p. 42.]
Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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