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OverviewThe incredible story of the 20th century's superstar ballet dancer, soon to be a major film by Ralph Fiennes Born on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage. Nureyev's achievements and conquests became legendary- he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor's wife; defected to the West in 1961; sparked Rudimania across the globe; established the most rhapsodic partnership in dance history with the middle-aged Margot Fonteyn; reinvented male technique; gatecrashed modern dance; moulded new stars; and staged Russia's unknown ballet masterpieces in the West. He and his life were simply astonishing. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julie KavanaghPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.613kg ISBN: 9780241986905ISBN 10: 0241986907 Pages: 800 Publication Date: 14 March 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsJulie Kavanagh writes with flair and abundance * The Sunday Times * The definitive study of a man who, in his combination of aesthetic grace and psychological grime, can truly be called a sacred monster * Observer * Undoubtedly the definitive biography. Rudolf Nureyev, superstar, emerges in all his terribly flawed glory * Sunday Telegraph * Magnificent, a triumph. Captures every facet of this extraordinary man * Mail on Sunday * A gripping account of an extraordinary life * Daily Telegraph * Magnificent, compulsively readable * Guardian * Author InformationJulie Kavanagh trained as a dancer at the Royal Ballet School, and is the author of Secret Muses- The Life of Frederick Ashton. She has worked as ballet critic of The Spectator; Arts Editor of Harpers & Queen; and London Editor of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. She is married to the ex-Royal Ballet dancer, now dance film maker, Ross MacGibbon, and has two sons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |