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The Dancer Upstairs

A Novel

Author Nicholas Shakespeare
Paperback
$16.00 US
Knopf | Anchor
On sale Feb 05, 2002 | 288 Pages | 9780385721073
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The inspiration for the upcoming movie of the same name produced and directed by John Malkovich, The Dancer Upstairs is a gripping suspense novel based on the search for the leader of Peru’s notorious guerilla organization, the Shining Path.

The rebel leader Ezequiel is responsible for thousands of fiendishly cruel murders; but in August Rejas he has an indefatiguable pursuer. Rejas’s only reprieve is his love for his daughter’s beautiful dance teacher–until he begins to pick up unmistakable signals that her circles–and Ezequiel’s–intersect.

Brilliantly informed by Nicholas Shakespeare’s own dangerous years reporting on the Shining Path, The Dancer Upstairs is reminiscent of Graham Green and John LeCarré, heartbreaking and unusually rich.

“Riveting...an intriguing, well-crafted and powerful novel.”–The Washington Post

“A beautifully crafted tale of love, obsession, and terror.”–The Baltimore Sun

“Enviably good, a genuinely fine novel from a writer who possesses real heart and flair.”–Louis de Bernières, The Sunday Times (London)
© Nicholas Shakespeare
NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE is a novelist and biographer. His books include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs (adapted for film by John Malkovich in 2001), Inheritance, Priscilla, Six Minutes in May, and acclaimed biographies of Bruce Chatwin and Ian Fleming. His most recent thriller featuring John Dyer was The Sandpit. He has been longlisted for the Booker Prize twice, was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. View titles by Nicholas Shakespeare

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The inspiration for the upcoming movie of the same name produced and directed by John Malkovich, The Dancer Upstairs is a gripping suspense novel based on the search for the leader of Peru’s notorious guerilla organization, the Shining Path.

The rebel leader Ezequiel is responsible for thousands of fiendishly cruel murders; but in August Rejas he has an indefatiguable pursuer. Rejas’s only reprieve is his love for his daughter’s beautiful dance teacher–until he begins to pick up unmistakable signals that her circles–and Ezequiel’s–intersect.

Brilliantly informed by Nicholas Shakespeare’s own dangerous years reporting on the Shining Path, The Dancer Upstairs is reminiscent of Graham Green and John LeCarré, heartbreaking and unusually rich.

“Riveting...an intriguing, well-crafted and powerful novel.”–The Washington Post

“A beautifully crafted tale of love, obsession, and terror.”–The Baltimore Sun

“Enviably good, a genuinely fine novel from a writer who possesses real heart and flair.”–Louis de Bernières, The Sunday Times (London)

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© Nicholas Shakespeare
NICHOLAS SHAKESPEARE is a novelist and biographer. His books include The Vision of Elena Silves (winner of the Somerset Maugham Award), Snowleg, The Dancer Upstairs (adapted for film by John Malkovich in 2001), Inheritance, Priscilla, Six Minutes in May, and acclaimed biographies of Bruce Chatwin and Ian Fleming. His most recent thriller featuring John Dyer was The Sandpit. He has been longlisted for the Booker Prize twice, was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. View titles by Nicholas Shakespeare

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