Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 : a novel
Prose, Francine, 1947-2016
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1920s Paris: a place 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 Hungarian photographer Gabor Tsenyi and the caustic American writer Lionel Maine. As the years pass, their fortunes - and the world itself - evolve. Lou falls desperately in love and finds success as a racing driver. Gabor builds his reputation with startlingly vivid and imaginative photographs, including a haunting portrait of Lou and her lover. But as the exuberant '20s give way to darker times, Lou experiences another metamorphosis that will warp her desire for love and approval into something far more.
Main title:
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 : a novel / Francine Prose.
Author:
Prose, Francine, 1947-, author
Imprint:
New York : Harper Perennial, 2016.
Collation:
464 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780061713804 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1265775