by Nicholas Shakespeare · Pan Macmillan · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330350556
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The book 'The Dancer Upstairs' by Nicholas Shakespeare tells the story of Colonel Rejas, a policeman tasked with capturing the Peruvian guerrilla leader Ezequiel. After being dismissed, Rejas decides to break his silence and tell the tortuous search to a foreign correspondent, Dyer. This novel explores themes such as love, vocation, politics, and the corrupting power of moral and ideological absolutes, offering a deep insight into the South American reality.
Nicholas William Richmond Shakespeare FRSL is a British novelist, biographer, broadcaster, and journalist. He was described by the Wall Street Journal as "one of the best English novelists of our time". He has written biographies of Bruce Chatwin, Ian Fleming, and his aunt in Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France. Shakespeare is also known for his charity work.
