Buy this book on-line Strathern, Paul : Vaslav - An Impersonation of NijinskyQuartet Books, London, 1975 ISBN 0704320797
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from minor indentation to lower front) with VG+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. 216 pages. Vaslav Nijinsky wa more than a star: he was considered the greatest ballet dancer ever. His tartar looks, his famous leap, his unique entrechat royal, his extraordinary strength, grace and vigour, his imaginative choreography - all these combined to make him and Sergei Diaghilev's Russian Ballet a phenomenal success. At the peak of his career he went mad. Twenty five years later, as the Red Army advances across Nazi-occupied Hungary, the horror and disruption of war awaken in him glorious and humiliating memories. His bizarre and disastrous relationship with Diaghilev, his virtual imprisonment in Hungary during the First World War and the fiasco of his American tour all contributed to his paranoia and spiritual confusion. 'Vaslav is a fantastic reconstruction of his last days. While he and his wife Romola flee across war-ravaged Europe, we see in a series of vivid glimpses Nijinsky's attempts to come to terms with the tempestuous fortunes of his career and private life which have dranged him. This novel is a powerful and daring study of one of the great artists of the century. 300. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Strathern, Paul : Vaslav - An Impersonation of Nijinsky. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, antiquarian books, libri rari, used books and livres anciens. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |