{"product_id":"9781250821898","title":"Dancer : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDancer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Colum McCann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNovelist Colum McCann's \u003ci\u003eDancer\u003c\/i\u003e is the erotically charged story of the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev as told through the cast of those who knew him.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is Anna Vasileva, Rudi's first ballet teacher, who rescues her protégé from the stunted life of his provincial town; Yulia, whose sexual and artistic ambitions are thwarted by her Soviet-sanctioned marriage; and Victor, the Venezuelan street hustler, who reveals the lurid underside  of the gay celebrity set. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning four decades and many worlds, from the horrors of the Second World War to the wild abandon of New York in the eighties, \u003ci\u003eDancer\u003c\/i\u003e is peopled by a large cast of characters, obscure and famous: doormen and shoemakers, nurses and  translators, Margot Fonteyn, Eric Bruhn and John Lennon. And at the heart of the spectacle stands the artist himself, willful, lustful, and driven by a never-to-be-met need for perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful, floating novel about Nureyev's life and art.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exuberant and exhilarating . . . A brilliant leap of imagination.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The goal of a book like this is to catch the spirit of the person and his age. It's a tall order, and one that \u003ci\u003eDancer \u003c\/i\u003epulls off brilliantly.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating . . . A triumph of voice . . . McCann's fluid lyricism brilliantly conveys Nureyev's towering professional achievement and the wasteland of his personal life.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A monumental life . . . Stylistically, Dancer is a leap itself.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engrossing portrait of a man so complex that no mere biography could possibly convey more than a sliver of his personality. . . . The Nureyev who strides impatiently through its pages seems entirely convincing.” —\u003ci\u003eTerry Teachout, The Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every sentence sounds new and beautiful, no matter how often it's read.” —\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eDancer \u003c\/i\u003eis the most breathtaking tribute to Nureyev since Jamie Wyeth's famous paintings.” —\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dazzling . . . an intimate portrait . . . \u003ci\u003eDancer \u003c\/i\u003eis bigger than the dance, bigger than biography, too. . . . Relish McCann's dizzy, fascinating glimpse.” —\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250821898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40799100764366,"sku":"9781250821898","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1ffc6fb4-2d6a-4c33-9b27-ed011d2fc927.jpg?v=1642487651","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250821898","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}