Love in the Afternoon, and Evening
Essays and Conversations on Soap Operas
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2026
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-07556-1 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-07556-1 (ISBN)
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A celebration of the quirks, intricacies and hallmarks of a beloved but culturally undervalued art form: the American soap opera
Adored by battalions of devotees and maligned by others for melodramatic twists and turns, soap operas have had an outsized impact on culture, prefiguring the rise of today’s reality television and character-driven prestige dramas. In Love in the Afternoon... and Evening, cultural critics Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen salute the stories and talent that have sustained the industry since its radio days. Featured are interviews with soap icons; deep dives into the genre’s infamous tropes and archetypes; and considered takes on the industry’s treatment of race, reproductive rights and queerness. Part cultural analysis, part backstage tour and all love letter to an oft–misunderstood art form, Love in the Afternoon... and Evening will make you want to bust out of your shoulder pads and binge-watch your favourite show all over again.
A Paperback Original
Mayukh Sen’s Love, Queenie was praised as:
“Extraordinary." —The New York Times Book Review
"[Love, Queenie] is one of the best film-related biographies I’ve read." —Brian McFarlane, The Sydney Morning Herald
Adored by battalions of devotees and maligned by others for melodramatic twists and turns, soap operas have had an outsized impact on culture, prefiguring the rise of today’s reality television and character-driven prestige dramas. In Love in the Afternoon... and Evening, cultural critics Charlotte Druckman and Mayukh Sen salute the stories and talent that have sustained the industry since its radio days. Featured are interviews with soap icons; deep dives into the genre’s infamous tropes and archetypes; and considered takes on the industry’s treatment of race, reproductive rights and queerness. Part cultural analysis, part backstage tour and all love letter to an oft–misunderstood art form, Love in the Afternoon... and Evening will make you want to bust out of your shoulder pads and binge-watch your favourite show all over again.
A Paperback Original
Mayukh Sen’s Love, Queenie was praised as:
“Extraordinary." —The New York Times Book Review
"[Love, Queenie] is one of the best film-related biographies I’ve read." —Brian McFarlane, The Sydney Morning Herald
Charlotte Druckman is a journalist, author of Skirt Steak, and editor of the James Beard Award-nominated collection Women on Food. She lives in New York. Mayukh Sen is the James Beard Award–winning author of Taste Makers. He is a 2025 Fellow at New America. He teaches film and television journalism at New York University and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-324-07556-2 / 1324075562 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-324-07556-1 / 9781324075561 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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