Nights at the circus
Auteurs : Carter, Angela (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : New York
Éditeur : Penguin Books
Date de publication : 1986
ISBN : 9780140077032
Langue : Anglais
Description : 304 p. ; 18 cm
Sujets :
Artistes de cirque - Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Résumé :
Sophi Fevvers—the toast of Europe’s capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec—is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney’s circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers’s true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him—and the reader—on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia—a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it. [editor summary]
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Littérature anglaise
Cote : CAR