by Colum McCann · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780297829447
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«Dancer» is a historical novel by Colum McCann, published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited in paperback (352 pages, in English).
The novel recreates the figure of dancer Rudolf Nureyev through the voices of those who knew him: his first ballet teacher, lovers and friends. The narrative, which mixes real and imaginary characters, spans from World War II to the New York of the 1980s, with episodes in the Soviet Union.
Winner of the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year award in 2004, within the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.
For book clubs and readers of literary and historical fiction interested in fictionalised biographies and the figure of Rudolf Nureyev.
Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and currently resides in New York. Awards he has won include the U.S. National Book Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, and his work has been published in over 40 languages as well as being published in many American and international publications. He also is the co-founder and president of Narrative 4, an international empathy education nonprofit.
