{"product_id":"2026200013144-secondhand-garbo-a-portrait","title":"Garbo: A Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe was the most enigmatic face in Hollywood history — and Alexander Walker's Garbo: A Portrait is the definitive account of the woman behind the legend. Authorized by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, this meticulously researched biography chronicles the life of Greta Garbo, the reclusive Swedish actress whose luminous screen presence made her one of the most celebrated stars of the Golden Age of cinema. Walker traces her journey from the working-class streets of Stockholm to the glittering heights of MGM stardom, presenting the personal contradictions and professional triumphs that shaped an icon who captivated the world while fiercely guarding her private self.\n\nWalker, one of Britain's most distinguished film critics, brings his characteristic precision and analytical depth to bear on a subject who resisted easy definition. The work examines Garbo's extraordinary collaborations with directors like Clarence Brown and Rouben Mamoulian, the roles — from Queen Christina to Ninotchka — that cemented her mythic status, and the abrupt, unexplained retirement at the age of thirty-six that only deepened her mystique. A rare combination of authoritative film history and intimate portraiture, this is essential reading for anyone drawn to the question that has haunted cinema for decades: who, truly, was Garbo?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49210233061595,"sku":"2026200013144-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2f6d1eeb-0f61-427d-881d-c7b37dcdcca4.png?v=1788267684","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013144-secondhand-garbo-a-portrait","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}