by Camille Laurens · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072782909
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«La petite danseuse de quatorze ans» is the novel by Camille Laurens, published by Folio in paperback format (176 pages, in French).
It reconstructs the life of Marie Van Goethem, the fourteen-year-old dancer who served as a model for Degas, and interweaves her story with an investigation into the sculpture: the scandal of the 1881 Salon, the artist's relationship with the model, and the contrast between the fame of the statue and the anonymity of the girl.
The novel was originally published in 2017; the present edition was published on January 17, 2019.
For readers interested in art history, the figure of Degas, and contemporary French literature.
Laurence Ruel, known by her pen name Camille Laurens, is a French writer and winner of the 2000 Prix Femina for Dans ces bras-là. Laurens is a member of the Académie Goncourt.
