by Vicki Baum · Plaza y Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401410697
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«Bailarina» is the novel by Vicki Baum, published by Plaza y Janés in paperback (442 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows a European ballerina who has lived in New York for years and faces the final stretch of her career in ballet. The novel explores her process of accepting decline and traces a psychological portrait of a woman facing the passage of time.
Originally published as «Theme for Ballet» (1958), this 1976 edition includes the translation by Juan G. de Luaces and belongs to the El Arca de Papel collection (no. 69).
It will be of interest to readers of psychological fiction and to fans of the world of dance.
Hedwig "Vicki" Baum was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel Menschen im Hotel, one of her first international successes. It was made into a 1932 film and a 1989 Broadway musical.
