The love and wars of Lina Prokofiev
by Morrison, Simon Alexander 1964-; Prokofiev, Serge; Morrison, Simon.
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BookPublisher: Harvill Secker 2013ISBN: 9781846557316; 9781448156269; SE00040763; 1448156262; 1846557313.Classification number: 920 PROSubject(s): Prokofiev 1897-1989 | Prokofiev 1891-1953 -- Family | Composers' spouses -- Soviet Union -- BiographySubject: Born in Madrid to a Ukrainian soprano and a Spanish tenor, Lina Prokofiev was studying music in New York when she met the young pianist and composer Serge Prokofiev. Although her mother warned her against him, they embarked on a scandalously public relationship before being enticed back to the Soviet Union in 1936. Unfolding with the intrigue of a spy novel, 'The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev' traces this largely untold story, from the moment Lina fell in love with a rising star to her experiences in the Gulag.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 PRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002830204X |
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| 920 PRI You only live once | 920 PRI Reborn / | 920 PRI This is me : the high life, the dark times, the full story / | 920 PRO The love and wars of Lina Prokofiev | 920 PRO Professor Green : | 920 RAD Paula: | 920 RAD Jojo : finally home / |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Born in Madrid to a Ukrainian soprano and a Spanish tenor, Lina Prokofiev was studying music in New York when she met the young pianist and composer Serge Prokofiev. Although her mother warned her against him, they embarked on a scandalously public relationship before being enticed back to the Soviet Union in 1936. Unfolding with the intrigue of a spy novel, 'The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev' traces this largely untold story, from the moment Lina fell in love with a rising star to her experiences in the Gulag.
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