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La danza de Parâis / María López Villarquide.
Van Pelt Library PQ6712.O6735 D36 2024
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- López Villarquide, María, 1982- author.
- Language:
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Ballet dancers--Fiction.
- Ballet dancers.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations).
- Theaters--France--Paris--Fiction.
- Theaters.
- Missing persons--Fiction.
- Missing persons.
- Time travel--Fiction.
- Time travel.
- Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Paris (France)--Fiction.
- Paris (France).
- France--Paris.
- Genre:
- Romance fiction.
- Fiction.
- Love stories.
- Physical Description:
- 304 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Primera edición.
- Place of Publication:
- [Barcelona, Spain] : Plaza & Janâes, [2024]
- Language Note:
- Text in Spanish.
- Summary:
- "ÅQuâe tienen en comâun Edgar Degas y sus famosas bailarinas con Giselle, el ballet româantico mâas famoso de todos los tiempos? 1841. Thâeophile Gautier firma el libreto de Giselle, ballet que catapulta al âexito a su protagonista, Carlotta Grisi. Un tormentoso triâangulo sentimental de consecuencias inesperadas tendrâa lugar en cuanto la hermana pequeäna de la diva se entrometa en la relaciâon. 1866.Una serie de asesinatos de varios hombres vinculados con la Opâera de la rue Le Peletier sorprende a la ciudad de Parâis, donde Thâeophile atraviesa una crisis existencial: en sus manos estarâa ser la siguiente vâictima o, junto con Carlotta, descubrir al culpable y hacer justicia. 1877. El pintor Edgar Degas propone a la joven bailarinaMarie van Goethem que pose para âel. Este encuentro arrojarâa luz sobre los trâagicos acontecimientos que sucedieron aänos atrâas. Una mezcla explosiva de novela histâorica, româantica y thriller. La danza de Parâis conjuga personajes reales e imaginarios con una trama absorbente contada a tres tiempos."--Provided by publisher.
- " What do Edgar Degas and his famous ballerinas performing Giselle, the most renowned romantic ballet of all times, have in common? 1841. Thâeophile Gautier signs the script of Giselle, a ballet that launches its protagonist, Carlotta Grisi, to success. A turbulent love triangle with unexpected consequences will begin when the diva's little sister meddles in the relationship. 1866. A series of murders-several men connected to the Opera on Rue Le Peletier-surprise the city of Paris, where Thâeophile is going through an existential crisis: it's in his hands to be the next victim or, together with Carlotta, find the culprit and do justice. 1877. The painter Edgar Degas asks the young ballerina Marie van Goethem to pose for him. This encounter will shed a light on the tragic happenings years before. An explosive mixture of historical novel, romance, and thriller. The Dance in Paris combines real and imaginary characters with a compellingplot set in three moments in time."--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher data.
- ISBN:
- 9788401034336
- 8401034337
- OCLC:
- 1535656136
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