The great Nijinsky god of dance
Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a lif...
| Main Author: | Curlee, Lynn (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Watertown, Massachusetts :
Charlesbridge,
[2019]
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| Summary: |
Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety. |
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| Physical Description: |
112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages: 12+ |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 107) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781580898003 1580898009 |
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