by Jane Hamilton · Random House USA Inc · tapa dura · ISBN 9780679457558
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«The Short History of a Prince» is the novel by Jane Hamilton, published by Random House USA Inc in hardcover (349 pages, in English).
Walter McCloud, a young man from Wisconsin passionate about ballet, discovers that his dedication does not compensate for his limited talent. The novel alternates between Walter's adolescent and adult voices and narrates his bond with Susan and with Mitch, a brilliant dancer, and shows the impact of his older brother's illness; summers at Lake Margaret are a healing place.
The work was originally published in 1998 and is Jane Hamilton's third novel. It won the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize and was a finalist for the Orange Prize in 1999.
May appeal to book clubs and readers of literary fiction and coming-of-age novels, with LGBTQ+ themes.
