Nureyev: The Life
- ISBN-10
- 0375704728
- ISBN-13
- 9780375704727
- Series
- Nureyev
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 782
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Julie Kavanagh
Description
A definitive portrait of the iconic ballet dancer describes Nureyev's Soviet youth, his dramatic 1961 defection to the West, the extraordinary performances that transformed him into an international celebrity, his flamboyant lifestyle, his major influence on the modern history of dance, his notorious sexual escapades, and the AIDS that claimed his life in 1993. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.
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