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Synopsis
The author of The Side of Brightness presents a fictional account of the life of Rudolf Nureyev, following his first ballet lessons under Anna Vasileva, his relationship with the ambitious Yulia, and his experiences with Venezuela hustler Victor. 75,000 first printing.
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About the Author
Colum McCann is the author of books including This Side of Brightness, Zoli, Songdogs and Let the Great World Spin. He has received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, and was named the first winner of the Grace Kelly Memorial Foundation Award and the Princess Grace Memorial Literary Award. He lives in New York City.
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Dancer: A Novel
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Hardback. Condition: Good. A powerful story about being black in the ballet world. Ballet is the most important thing in Stephanie's life. Her good-girl reputation, her humiliation about her father's job--everything disappears for those brief, amazing moments when she is in flight. But the reailty of dance is tough, and Stephanie's parents fear that she doesn't realize the most painful obstacle of all: how few opportunities there are for black ballerinas. Then the remarkable Miss Winnie and her talented nephew, Vance, show up in ballet class one day. And as Miss Winnie focuses her attention on Vance and Stephanie's success, Stephanie begins to discover a very different kind of love . . . and a different understanding of what's important. Seller Inventory # 00107408655
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Hardback. Condition: Good. A powerful story about being black in the ballet world. Ballet is the most important thing in Stephanie's life. Her good-girl reputation, her humiliation about her father's job--everything disappears for those brief, amazing moments when she is in flight. But the reailty of dance is tough, and Stephanie's parents fear that she doesn't realize the most painful obstacle of all: how few opportunities there are for black ballerinas. Then the remarkable Miss Winnie and her talented nephew, Vance, show up in ballet class one day. And as Miss Winnie focuses her attention on Vance and Stephanie's success, Stephanie begins to discover a very different kind of love . . . and a different understanding of what's important. Seller Inventory # CIN0805067922G
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Dancer : A Novel
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Holt & Company, Henry, 2003
ISBN 10: 0805067922
ISBN 13: 9780805067927
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Dancer : A Novel
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ISBN 10: 0805067922
ISBN 13: 9780805067927
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A powerful story about being black in the ballet world. Ballet is the most important thing in Stephanie's life. Her good-girl reputation, her humiliation about her father's job--everything disappears for those brief, amazing moments when she is in flight. But the reailty of dance is tough, and Stephanie's parents fear that she doesn't realize the most painful obstacle of all: how few opportunities there are for black ballerinas. Then the remarkable Miss Winnie and her talented nephew, Vance, show up in ballet class one day. And as Miss Winnie focuses her attention on Vance and Stephanie's success, Stephanie begins to discover a very different kind of love . . . and a different understanding of what's important. Seller Inventory # CIN0805067922VG
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. A powerful story about being black in the ballet world. Ballet is the most important thing in Stephanie's life. Her good-girl reputation, her humiliation about her father's job--everything disappears for those brief, amazing moments when she is in flight. But the reailty of dance is tough, and Stephanie's parents fear that she doesn't realize the most painful obstacle of all: how few opportunities there are for black ballerinas. Then the remarkable Miss Winnie and her talented nephew, Vance, show up in ballet class one day. And as Miss Winnie focuses her attention on Vance and Stephanie's success, Stephanie begins to discover a very different kind of love . . . and a different understanding of what's important. Seller Inventory # CIN0805067922VG
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Dancer: A Novel
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Dancer. A Novel
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Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0805067922
ISBN 13: 9780805067927
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. This is the Softcover, Advance Reader's Edition in pictorial wrapper, of the hardcover book that was published in January 2003. 331 pages. The epic life and times of Rudolf Nureyev, reimagined in a dazzling inventive masterpiece. Small bump to the bottom of the spine otherwise a near fine, unread copy. From my smoke-free collection. Seller Inventory # 2562