Kiki Man Ray

***One of The New Yorker''s Best Books of 2022***
***One of The New York Time''s 100 Notable Books of 2022***

''Exuberantly entertaining'' NYT Book Review
''Mark Braude''s writing and subject make this book irresistible, as was Kiki herself.'' Jim Jarmusch
''A delightful, marvelously readable, meticulously-researched romp of a book, Kiki Man Ray brings to life not just the kaleidoscopically talented Kiki herself, but the endlessly fascinating Montparnasse milieu over which she reigned.'' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT

Though many have never heard her name, Alice Prin - Kiki de Montparnasse - was the icon of 1920s Paris. She captivated as a ground-breaking nightclub performer, wrote a bestselling memoir, sold out exhibitions of her paintings, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Peggy Guggenheim, and Marcel Duchamp. She also shepherded along the career of a then-