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Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs Paperback – October 6, 1992

by Bronislava Nijinksa (Adapter), Irina Nijinska (Editor), Jean Rawlinson (Translator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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Now in paperback, Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs—originally published in 1981—has been hailed by critics, scholars, and dancers alike as the definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). This memoir, recounted here with verve and stunning detail by the late Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972)—Nijinsky's sister and herself a major twentieth-century dancer and leading choreographer of the Diaghilev era—offers a season-by-season chronicle of their childhood and early artistic development. Written with feeling and charm, these insightful memoirs provide an engrossingly readable narrative that has the panoramic sweep and colorful vitality of a Russian novel.
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  1. Print length
    640 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Duke University Press Books
  4. Publication date
    October 6, 1992
  5. Dimensions
    6.13 x 1.64 x 9.19 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0822312956
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0822312956
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"Early Memoirs . . . is a book that not only paints a detailed canvas of ballet in turn-of-the-century Russia, but does so with an attention to fact and an appreciation of artistic issues that reflect the same analytical intelligence that Nijinska revealed in her own choreography."—Lynn Garafola, author of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes

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""Early Memoirs" . . . is a book that not only paints a detailed canvas of ballet in turn-of-the-century Russia, but does so with an attention to fact and an appreciation of artistic issues that reflect the same analytical intelligence that Nijinska revealed in her own choreography."--Lynn Garafola, author of "Diaghilev's Ballets Russes"

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Duke University Press Books; 2nd Revised ed. edition (October 6, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0822312956
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0822312956
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.13 x 1.64 x 9.19 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Neophyte
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful in many ways.
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2023
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This is a wonderful book, in many ways. I enjoyed reading about the actual dancing, the social customs, the personalities, the historic sweep. The book is big and dense; I read just a few pages at a time and enjoyed the book to the very end.
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maria cook
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully objective!
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2014
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Great insight into the childhood and youth of her brother, Waslaw Nijinsky.
The photos and personal stories help give a human imae of my grandfather, rather than the "mad genius" as some call him.
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HannaH Fournier
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2015
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There was a lot of water damage to the pages and a lot of the pages are now stuck together, quite disappointed.
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jonathan clift
5.0 out of 5 stars the real story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2013
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what a fascinating book. The life of Nijinsky has been told many times and usually from an uninformed or biased point of view, but this book is different. The latest biography for example relied too heavily on the writings of Romola, his wife, who famously twisted everything to paint herself in a good light. But here we have the viewpoint of a woman who grew up with him and was able to tell his story from the point of view of a dancer who was as nearly as talented as he was. We are lucky that two of her ballets ( Les Noces and Les Biches ) still survive today, if only we could still see Jeux and Sacre as Nijinsky created them. Also she tells of his 'affaires' without judgement and from a position of innocence. Altogether an invaluable insight of the life of the Ballets Russe.
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Mamusya
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2017
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I love it.
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