{"product_id":"la-petite-danseuse-de-quatorze-ans-paperback","title":"La petite danseuse de quatorze ans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamille Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDEGAS'S LITTLE BALLERINA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy Camille Laurens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWho was the model for Edouard Degas's world renowned sculpture of a ballet dancer? Camille Laurens embarks on a meticulous and sensitive enquiry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDegas's \"Little Ballerina\" has always been a presence for Camille Laurens. Here the novelist tells the story of the sculpture which has been exhibited in Paris, London, New York, Washington, Chicago, Copenhage, Dresden... but few know the identity of the model.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShe looks into the childhood of Marie Van Goethem, born to Belgian parents, with an older sister who ended up as a courtesan, a younger sister who became a ballet teacher and a mother who died on the very premises of the Paris Opera. Dancing and prostitution. Revolution and the art world. Quite unintentionally, Marie would become one of the most discussed models, and was described as a \"monkey\" at the 1881 Salon des Indépendants exhibition. How did Degas dare to make something beautiful of such an ugly child? And what mysterious connection was there between Degas and his subject, given that he kept the wax sculpture in his studio his whole life and never exhibited it? This enquiry ultimately leads Camille Laurens to a more personal quest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovelist, essayist and academic \u003cstrong\u003eCamille Laurens\u003c\/strong\u003e has published some twenty books. In 2000, \u003cem\u003eDans ces bras-là\u003c\/em\u003e won the Prix Fémina and the Prix Renaudot des Lycéens, and was translated into thirty languages. Her latest novel \u003cem\u003eWho You Think I Am\u003c\/em\u003e (Gallimard, 2016 \/ Other Press 2017) sold 50,000 copies in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525768089849,"sku":"9782234069282","price":46.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DJ7gnmVBe59782234069282.webp?v=1790211059","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/la-petite-danseuse-de-quatorze-ans-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}