Black Venus by James MacManus

The poet Baudelaire's real-life affair with the beautiful Haitian cabaret singer Jeanne Duval forms the basis of this novel. Their drug- and absinthe-soaked romance in 19th-century Paris will inspire his finest verse, and lead to a scandalous trial for obscenity.

Publisher:	Duckworth Overlook
Year:	2014
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780715648476
Condition:	Near Mint

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SKU: 1119824
Location: Fiction