Black Venus - Couverture rigide

MacManus, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0715647423 ISBN 13 : 9780715647424

Editeur : Duckworth, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

'A beautiful and gripping novel. A world that will entice you in and keep you reading until the end' --Kate Williams, author of The Pleasures of Men

'A wonderful book' --Imogen Robertson, author of The Paris Winter

'An engrossing, moving portrait of doomed love and genius' --The Sunday Times

'A vivid portrait of Paris during a turbulent period in its history, as well as an insightful exploration of the often self-destructive nature of genius' --Daily Mail

In nineteenth century Paris, the young bohemian Charles Baudelaire roams the streets. Dressed impeccably - thanks to an inheritance that is quickly vanishing - and lost in the decadences of alcohol and opium, he is about to meet one woman destined to change his life forever: the beautiful Haitian cabaret singer, Jeanne Duval.

Inspiring Baudelaire's most infamous poems - leading to the banning of his masterwork, Les Fleurs du Mal, and a scandalous public trial for obscenity - Duval becomes Baudelaire's muse, the catalyst for a legacy spanning centuries. Their volatile and passionate affair explodes through the Parisian literary scene but, as the ever-more fractious world catches up with them, the strength of their love will be tested to the end.

Unfolding among the bars and salons during revolutionary times, Black Venus is an intoxicating story of love and betrayal in which drugs, absinthe and lust prove the making, and the destruction, of a great poet.

Revue de presse :

Beautifully capturing bohemian Paris in the late nineteenth century MacManus creates a gritty and engrossing world in this beautifully crafted narrative, which will leave readers swooning and reaching for their favourite recording of La Bohème --Booklist

A captivating novel that shed light on more than just what we already knew on Baudelaire James MacManus brought forth a side of Jeanne [Duval] that was easier to understand and even have compassion for. Black Venus is an exquisite read --Examiner

A captivating novel that shed light on more than just what we already knew on Baudelaire James MacManus brought forth a side of Jeanne [Duval] that was easier to understand and even have compassion for. Black Venus is an exquisite read --Examiner

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Duckworth
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0715647423
• ISBN 13: 9780715647424
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 368