{"product_id":"little-dancer-aged-fourteen-the-true-story-behind-degass-masterpiece-paperback","title":"Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamille Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis absorbing, heartfelt work uncovers the story of the real dancer behind Degas's now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century Parisian life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is famous throughout the world, but how many know her name? You can admire her figure in Washington, Paris, London, New York, Dresden, or Copenhagen, but where is her grave? We know only her age, fourteen, and the work that she did--because it was already grueling work, at an age when children today are sent to school. In the 1880s, she danced as a \"little rat\" at the Paris Opera, and what is often a dream for young girls now wasn't a dream for her. She was fired after several years of intense labor; the director had had enough of her repeated absences. She had been working another job, even two, because the few pennies the Opera paid weren't enough to keep her and her family fed. She was a model, posing for painters or sculptors--among them Edgar Degas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experiences of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem and the world she inhabited that shows the importance of those who have traditionally been overlooked in the study of art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamille Laurens\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning French novelist and essayist. She received the Prix Femina, one of France's most prestigious literary prizes, in 2000 for \u003ci\u003eDans ces bras-là\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in the United States as \u003ci\u003eIn His Arms\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004. Her second novel to appear in English, \u003ci\u003eWho You Think I Am\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2017), is the basis for a film starring Juliette Binoche. Laurens lives in Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e has translated more than twenty-five books from the French. He is a recipient of the Lewis Galantière Award for Literary Translation and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Translation. He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769021661472,"sku":"9781635420517","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96a5a25040808482edbecd64957bbe83.webp?v=1780341207","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/little-dancer-aged-fourteen-the-true-story-behind-degass-masterpiece-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}