Description The Details:This copy is in good condition. Mild yellowing and bookstore sticker inside. Foxing on cut ends. Dust jacket is in good condition. Normal shelfwear. The Story:The novel is based on the life of the artist, Henri Toulouse Lautrec, and spans from his early childhood to his tragic death at the age of 36 and includes his early health struggles, how he became an artist and the birth of the spectacle that was and is Moulin Rouge. (Frenchly) The Author:Pierre La Mure (15 June 1899, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes – 1976, California) was a French author. He wrote the 1950 novel Moulin Rouge about the life of the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This book was the basis of the classic 1952 movie of the same name. La Mure also wrote the book Beyond Desire about the life of Cécile and Felix Mendelssohn and the biographical novel “Claire de Lune” on the life and struggles of French composer Claude Debussy, published in 1962. (GoodReads) Related
