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The Dancer Upstairs
The Dancer Upstairs
paperback
Published:
3 November, 2005
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099466567 |
| ISBN10 | 0099466562 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 181 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Shakespeare is interested in grand themes: love, vocation, politics and the corrupting power of moral and ideological absolutes... The Dancer Upstairs will be enjoyed by any kind of reader... It is enviably good, a genuinely fine novel from a writer who possesses real heart and flair -- Louis de Bernières * Sunday Times *
Almost steams with the author's understanding of South America and yet is somehow poetic and tender * Observer *
Will count among the best work being produced by the present generation of British writers * Independent on Sunday *
As cracking a story as any yarn, as informed as any journalism, and delivered with firmness and urgency * The Times *
In addition to being a satisfyingly rich tale or romance this is a highly intelligent examination of Peruvian - and South American - reality... Funny and devastating... I was riveted by this superb novel * New Statesman *
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Author's Bio
Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His novels have been translated into twenty languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, Snowleg and The Dancer Upstairs, which was chosen by the American Libraries Association in 1997 as the year's best novel, and in 2001 was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. His most recent novel is Secrets of the Sea. He is married with two small boys and currently lives in Oxford.