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BLOOMSBURY BALLERINA
LYDIA LOPOKOVA, IMPERIAL DANCER AND MRS JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES |
| By: |
Judith Mackrell |
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Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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£9.48 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0753825783 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780753825785 |
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| Publisher: |
ORION PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
2 April, 2009 |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
Lydia Lopokova lived a remarkable life. Her vivacious personality propelled her to the top of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Through a combination of luck, determination and talent, Lydia became a star in Paris, a vaudeville favourite in America and the toast of Britain, and then married the world-renowned economist John Maynard Keynes. She was an immensely captivating, eccentric and irreverent personality. This is the story of her life. |
| Synopsis: |
The story of the splendidly unpredictable Russian dancer who ruffled the feathers of the Bloomsbury set and became the wife of John Maynard KeynesBorn in 1891 in St Petersburg, Lydia Lopokova lived a long and remarkable life. Her vivacious personality and the sheer force of her charm propelled her to the top of Diaghilev's Ballet Russes. Through a combination of luck, determination and talent, Lydia became a star in Paris, a vaudeville favourite in America, the toast of Britain and then married the world-renowned economist, and formerly homosexual, John Maynard Keynes.Lydia's story links ballet and the Bloomsbury group, war, revolution and the economic policies of the super-powers. She was an immensely captivating, eccentric and irreverent personality: a bolter, a true bohemian and, eventually, an utterly devoted wife. |
| Illustrations: |
50 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Prizes: |
Short-listed for Sheridan Morley Prize for Best Theatre Biography 2009
Short-listed for Costa Biography Award 2008 |
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