Mata Hari is a name that conjures images of mystery, seduction, and intrigue, emblematic of the complex roles she played as a dancer, courtesan, and alleged spy during World War I. Born Margaretha ...

Mata Hari (Malay for “eye of the day”) captivated European audiences with her spiritual yet sexually charged performances Bibliothèque nationale de France A century after her death, the Dutch ...

Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari Pat Shipman, . . Morrow, $25.95 (450pp) ISBN 978-0-06-081728-2 ...

Hari meets a man “called Freud—I can’t remember his first name.” She attends a performance of The Rite Of Spring “by an unknown Russian composer whose name I still cannot remember.” ...