Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932: A Novel Hardcover - 2014
by Prose, Francine
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Details
- Title Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932: A Novel
- Author Prose, Francine
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper, New York
- Date 2014-04
- Features Deckle Edges, Dust Cover
- Bookseller's Inventory # B02J-00614
- ISBN 9780061713781 / 0061713783
- Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.6 in (23.88 x 16.76 x 4.06 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Sex & Gender: Lesbian
- Topical: Lgbt
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Love stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013048443
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
From the rear cover
A richly imagined and stunningly inventive literary masterpiece of love, art, and betrayal, exploring the genesis of evil, the unforeseen consequences of love, and the ultimate unreliability of storytelling itself
Paris in the 1920s. It is a city of intoxicating ambition, passion, art, and discontent, where louche jazz venues like the Chameleon Club draw expats, artists, libertines, and parvenus looking to indulge their true selves. It is at the Chameleon where the striking Lou Villars, an extraordinary athlete and scandalous cross-dressing lesbian, finds refuge among the club's loyal denizens, including the rising photographer Gabor Tsenyi, the socialite and art patron Baroness Lily de Rossignol, and the caustic American writer Lionel Maine.
As the years pass, their fortunes--and the world itself--evolve. Lou falls in love and finds success as a race car driver. Gabor builds his reputation with vivid and imaginative photographs, including a haunting portrait of Lou and her lover, which will resonate through all their lives. As the exuberant twenties give way to darker times, Lou experiences another metamorphosis that will warp her earnest desire for love and approval into something far more sinister: collaboration with the Nazis.
Told in a kaleidoscope of voices, Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 evokes this incandescent city with brio, humor, and intimacy. A brilliant work of fiction and a mesmerizing read, it is Francine Prose's finest novel yet.
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/01/2014, Page 30
- Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2015, Page 11
- BookPage, 05/01/2014, Page 0
- Entertainment Weekly, 05/09/2014, Page 69
- Kirkus Best Fiction, 11/15/2014, Page 42
- Kirkus Reviews, 01/15/2014, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/01/2014, Page 85
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 12/01/2013, Page 69
- New York Times Book Review, 04/20/2014, Page 1
- New Yorker (The), 06/30/2014, Page 75
- NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/07/2014, Page 27
- Publishers Weekly, 02/17/2014, Page 0
- Shelf Awareness, 04/29/2014, Page 0
