Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey

by Alvin Ailey and A. Peter Bailey

Book Overview

This stunning autobiography relates the powerful story of one man's painful search for identity despite a lifetime of remarkable achievement. For the first time Alvin Ailey speaks about the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155972255X
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Birch Lane Pr
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A sometimes uncomfortably honest account.

I found this book very readable. It cast a different light onto the life of a man everyone new as brilliant. I was very surprised at how frankly this was written. No bars were held, even when Mr. Ailey didn't come across as a shining example. I think great pains were taken to retain the intergrity of the story without compromising Mr. Ailey's driving desire for privacy. The voices of many dance stars lent a certain energy to the book. Mr. Ailey made me laugh out loud while recounting details of his well-publicized breakdown. I was left wishing i'd paid more attention to this great dancer while he was yet alive.