Doubles (Paperback)

DOUBLES brings to light a buried historical event involving Pablo Picasso and Charles Chaplin. In turmoil as Stalin's death approaches, the Kremlin seeks a propaganda victory. The invitation to Picasso and Chaplin to visit Moscow is seductive. The suppressed work of the great artist and the world-renowned film-maker will be presented to the Soviet public for the first time. Two honey-traps tip the scales. For Picasso a beautiful Russian museum curator, Ola Lepinskaya. For Chaplin a gifted mimic and 'double',Mosfilm's Nina Bolsharova. David Caute calls the past into question in this fascinating exploration of how history is written Hilary Mantel has written of Caute's previous novel: 'I think this book is brilliant. FATIMA'S SCARF is something very rare in English letters: a dazzling political novel. It is funny and immediate, involving and surprising...' David Caute's recent historical works include ISAAC AND ISAIAH (Yale) and THE DANCER DEFECTS (Oxford).

General

Imprint:	Totterdown Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2016
Authors:	David Caute
Dimensions:	220 x 147 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	437
ISBN-13:	978-0-9530407-3-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-9530407-3-9
Barcode:	9780953040735

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