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Dancer

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Dancer: Sensual journey into Rudolf Nureyev's life.

Recommended for dance enthusiasts. This book provides a fascinating look into the life of one of the world's most celebrated dancers, Rudolf Nureyev. McCann's descriptive and sensual prose captures the essence of Nureyev's artistry and complicated personal life, making for a compelling read.

  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Dancer

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ISBN: 9780312423186
Authors: Colum McCann
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2004-02-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Queer, LGBT
Goodreads rating: 3.94
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Taking his inspiration from biographical facts, novelist Colum McCann tells the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the cast of those who knew there is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside of the gay celebrity set. Spanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, Dancer is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and doormen and shoemakers, nurses and translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection.
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Dancer: Sensual journey into Rudolf Nureyev's life.

Recommended for dance enthusiasts. This book provides a fascinating look into the life of one of the world's most celebrated dancers, Rudolf Nureyev. McCann's descriptive and sensual prose captures the essence of Nureyev's artistry and complicated personal life, making for a compelling read.

  • Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.