Fortuny

by Pere Gimferrer

Mariano Fortuny, scion of an artistic dynasty, inventor, photographer, and costumier of genius, was a touchstone of the Belle poque: he built stages for Wagner, designed dresses for Sarah Bernhardt, and was a crucial inspiration for Proust's philosophy of memory. The list of his illustrious acquaintances range from D'Annunzio to Chaplin, from Caruso to Isadora Duncan, and in this, the first novel by Spain's Pere Gimferrer to be translated into...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567925502
• ISBN13: 9781567925500
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Verba Mundi
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"