The Fiction of Portman's Persona: Rachel Cusk's Novelistic Sleight of Hand Rachel Cusk's Life of M has been making waves in literary circles, not for its insightful portrayal of Natalie Portman, but rather for its supposed "literary assassination" of the actress.
However, a closer look at the novel reveals that it is less about Portman and more about Cusk herself.
Cusk's writing style often blurs the lines between reality and fiction, and Life of M takes this approach to an extreme.