Books about Nureyev

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The fascination of Nureyev's art and his life seem endless. The books of photographs often give a more vivid impression than video of what he was like. Some of the biographies published since his death focus on truth and rumour about his private life as much as on his career - choose carefully if this is not what you want. Autobiography Biographies Photographs Miscellaneous Future publications AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nureyev, an Autobiography with Pictures Author Rudolf Nureyev Publisher Dutton, 1962 A very early autobiography, written soon after Nureyev left the Kirov BIOGRAPHIES Nureyev: Aspects of a Dancer, a Biography Author John Percival Publisher Putnam, 1975 Views of other dancers, and a chronology as well as biography Nureyev Author Clive Barnes Publisher Helene Obolensky Enterprises, 1983 Large format, well illustrated biography The Dancer Who Flew: A Memoir of Rudolf Nureyev Author Linda Maybarduk Publisher Tundra Books Mostly for younger readers Nureyev: His Life Author Diane Solway Publisher William Morrow & Co, 1998 A serious biography Review by Deborah Bull Perpetual Motion: The Public and private Lives of Rudolf Nureyev Author Otis Stuart Publisher Simon & Schuster, 1995 Includes lots about Nureyev's private life Rudolf Nureyev Author Craig Dodd Publisher David & Charles, 1982 Another for younger readers Nureyev Author Peter Watson Publisher Random House, 1999 More about Nureyev's offstage life Nureyev, la sua arte, la sua vita Author Mario Pasi and Luigi Pignotti Publisher Sterling & Kupfer A year with Rudolf Nureyev Author Simon Robinson, Derek Robinson Publisher Robert Hale, 1997 Rudolf Nureyev Author Sergio Trombetta Publisher Liber PHOTOGRAPHS Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Great years Author Keith Money Publisher HarperCollins, 1994 One of Keith Money's classics The Nureyev Image Author Alexander Bland Publisher Sterling Publications Fonteyn and Nureyev Author Alexander Bland Publisher Orbis, 1979 Nureyev Author Howard Brown (editor) Publisher Phaidon Press Now available in soft cover Nureyev Author David Leonard Publisher Dance Books, 1974 Written to accompany the first Nureyev and Friends programme in London; now out of print and rare MISCELLANEOUS Capturing Nureyev: James Wyeth Paints the Dancer Author Pamela J. Belanger (editor) Publisher W A Farnsworth Library & Art Museum Background article The Nureyev Valentino: portrait of a film Author Alexander Bland Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Nureyev in Paris: making of the film Le Jeune Homme et la Mort Author Jurgen Vollmer Publisher Dance Books Rudolf Nureyev; three years in the Kirov Theatre Author various authors Publisher Pushkinsky Fond. Memories of friends and colleagues Review from Culturekiosque Dancer Author Colum McCann Publisher Metropolitan Books, January 2003 A novel based on Nureyev's life There have been dozens of reviews of this book - see a selection by typing Nureyev +McCann +review into Google FUTURE PUBLICATIONS Amazon lists another book for publication in 2003: Untitled Author Julie Kavanagh Publisher Little, Brown, September 2003 The authorised biography

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