Natasha s dance: a cultural history of russia (edición en inglés)
de Orlando Figes
From the award-winning author of The Whisperers, Orlando Figes Natashas Dance: A Cultural History of Russia is a dazzling history of Russias mighty culture.Orlando Figes enthralling, richly evocative history has been heralded as a literary masterpiece on Russia, the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people.Wonderfully rich ... magnificent and compelling ... a delight to read Antony BeevorA tour de force by the great storyteller of modern Russian historians ... Figes mobilizes a cast of serf harems, dynasties, politburos, libertines, filmmakers, novelists, composers, poets, tsars and tyrants ... superb, flamboyant and masterful Simon Sebag-Montefiore, Financial TimesAwe-inspiring ... Natashas Dance has all the qualities of an epic tragedy Mail on SundayIt is so much fun to read that I hesitate to write too much, for fear of spoiling the pleasures and surprises of the book Sunday TelegraphMagnificent ... Figes is at his exciting best GuardianBreathtaking ... The title of this masterly history comes from War and Peace, when the aristocratic heroine, Natasha Rostova, finds herself intuitively picking up the rhythm of a peasant dance ... One of those books that, at times, makes you wonder how you have so far managed to do without it Independent on SundayThrilling, dizzying ... I would defy any reader not to be captivated Literary ReviewOrlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, A Peoples Tragedy, Natashas Dance, The Whisperers and Just Send Me Word. His books have been translated into over twenty languages.
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- Fecha de lanzamiento: 08/08/2003
- Plaza de edición: LONDON
- Año de edición: 2003
- ISBN: 9780140297966
- Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
- Idioma: INGLÉS
- Editorial: PENGUIN
- Nº de páginas: 768
Orlando Figes's enthralling, richly evocative history has been heralded as a literary masterpiece on Russia, the lives of those who have who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a people.
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